Button Controls & Functions

Button Controls & Functions

This page explains how the buttons on your Engage Pro Elite operate.

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🎛 Overview

The Engage Pro Elite features 8 main buttons, each used to trigger sounds and system functions.

Buttons support different types of input:

• Short Press
• Medium Hold
• Long Hold

Each type can trigger different actions depending on the current mode.

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🔘 Basic Button Actions

▶️ Short Press

• Plays a sound from the defined category associated to 'click' on the template.

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⏱ Medium Hold

• Plays a sound from the defined category associated to 'hold' on the template.

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🔁 Long Hold

• Used for polyphonics audio if configured on the template (Eg Vader Breathing)
• Hold again to stop the loop

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🔄 Bank Switching

To change sound banks:

1. Hold Button 1 + Button 8
2. Hold until the bank switches
3. THe unit will play that characters Boot sound to confirm the change.

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🎤 Q&A Mode

Some sound profiles include a Q&A system:

• Pressing a button triggers a question or prompt (see your template for details)
• Whilst in Q & A mode the following is relevant:
• Button 1 - Repeats Question
• Buttons 2 - 4 can be used as follow up statemenets to the recipients answer

Exit Q&A Mode

• Press Button 8

(No sound is played when exiting)

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⚙️ System Controls (Boot Functions)

These functions are triggered during power-on:

🔌 Wired Mode

• Hold Button 4 while powering on

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📡 WiFi Portal Mode

• Hold Button 8 while powering on

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🔵 Bluetooth Pairing Mode

• Hold Button 1 + Button 2, then press Button 5

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⚠️ Notes

• Some functions depend on the current sound bank configuration
• Button behaviour may vary depending on the loaded sound pack
• Buttons are disabled briefly during system boot

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🛠 Troubleshooting

Button Not Responding

• Ensure device has completed booting
• Check SD card is inserted correctly
• Confirm firmware is functioning normally

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🐞 Found an Issue?

👉 See: How to Report an Issue

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