WALKABOUT 5215 SUPPLEMENTAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR SETTING UP YOUR USER PROFILE IN DRAGON NATURALLYSPEAKING

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1 WALKABOUT 5215 SUPPLEMENTAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR SETTING UP YOUR USER PROFILE IN DRAGON NATURALLYSPEAKING These supplemental instructions provide you with the information you need to configure your Walkabout Transfer and Walkabout Write software with Dragon NaturallySpeaking. When this configuration is done correctly, you are able to record your dictations using your Walkabout 5215 digital recorder and transfer the files to Walkabout Transfer or Walkabout Write. With a user profile set up in Dragon NaturallySpeaking, Walkabout Transfer or Walkabout Write can send your voice files directly to Dragon. Dragon Naturally Speaking is a speech-recognition program that runs on your computer to convert each dictated voice file to a text file that you can easily edit and modify. These instructions assume both Dictaphone Walkabout Transfer or Walkabout Write and Dragon NaturallySpeaking are installed on your PC. Note: You must have Version or higher of the Walkabout Transfer or Walkabout Write software to be able to integrate with Dragon NaturallySpeaking Version 7 or Version 8. Dictaphone provides these supplemental instructions as a courtesy. Dictaphone does not, however, support the installation, setup, and operation of the Dragon NaturallySpeaking software. Any further support for Dragon software will need to come from the software manufacturer, ScanSoft Inc. Further details on creating and managing your user profile can be found in the Online Help and User Guide provided with Dragon NaturallySpeaking. For additional information about Walkabout Transfer or Walkabout Write, refer to the user manuals and Online Help provided with these applications. Dragon NaturallySpeaking Note: Your Walkabout 5215 is compatible with Dragon NaturallySpeaking Version 7 and higher. These instructions illustrate the use of Dragon NaturallySpeaking Version 8. If you are using Dragon NaturallySpeaking Version 7, the procedures for setting up a user profile are similar, but might be slightly different. To set up a user profile in Dragon NaturallySpeaking: 1. Open Dragon NaturallySpeaking by double-clicking the Dragon NaturallySpeaking icon on your desktop. 2. The first time you open Dragon NaturallySpeaking, the New User Wizard starts up for you. (Proceed to step 5.) OR On subsequent uses of Dragon, create a new user profile. Note: You can have multiple user profiles on one computer. That is, you can set up a user profile for one person, several people, and for several input devices, such as microphones and recorders). 3. From the Dragon bar, select NaturallySpeaking > Open Users. The Open Users box opens listing any existing users, if any exist at this time. Copyright 2005 Dictaphone Corporation. All rights reserved. Dictaphone and Walkabout are trademarks or registered trademarks of Dictaphone Corporation. All other names and trademarks referenced herein are trademarks of their respective owners. L

2 4. Click New and the New User Wizard starts up for you. 5. Enter the name to be used to identify your voice files in the Your name text box. 6. Click the down-arrow to the right of the Language box and select your preferred language choice from the available languages in the drop-down list. This supports your use of the Walkabout 5215 digital recorder. 7. Click the down-arrow to the right of the Dictation source box and select Digital recorder using sound files (.wav) on disk from the list. 8. Click the down-arrow to the right of the Vocabulary box and select General to use the general vocabulary for normal adult and business use. 9. Click Next and proceed to voice training to train the user profile to your voice. The New User Wizard starts and displays the Welcome window. 10. Click Next to proceed through the New User Wizard where you will: Record your speech Transfer your recorded speech to your computer Let Dragon NaturallySpeaking adapt your user profile 2

3 11. In the Recording your speech window, scroll through the list and choose the selection you want to read. 12. Click View to read the text from the screen or click Print to read the text from a printed copy. 13. When you are ready to begin reading the text, click Next. Be sure to record at least 15 minutes of the selected text into your Walkabout 5215 digital recorder, speaking clearly and saying all punctuation. Note: Generally, you will find that you get better speech recognition results if you use a headset microphone with the Walkabout 5215 recorder, rather than dictating directly into the recorder, as noted in the Dragon NaturallySpeaking user documentation. The headset microphone that is included with your Dragon NaturallySpeaking product is acceptable for this purpose. At this point, and before continuing with the New User Wizard, you must use your Walkabout Transfer or Walkabout Write application to establish communication with Dragon NaturallySpeaking. When this has been completed, you will return to the New User Wizard to continue setting up your user profile. Dictaphone Walkabout Transfer or Walkabout Write To set up communication between Walkabout Transfer/Walkabout Write and Dragon NaturallySpeaking: 1. Double-click the Walkabout Transfer icon or the Walkabout Write icon on your desktop to open the application. 3

4 2. From the menu bar, select Settings > General Settings to set up the connection with Dragon NaturallySpeaking. The General Settings dialog box opens. 3. In the left pane of the General Settings dialog box, select Speech Recognition so that the Speech Recognition dialog box opens. Note: If Dragon NaturallySpeaking is not installed and configured correctly, the Speech Recognition menu items, icons, and options do not appear in Walkabout Transfer/Walkabout Write. 4. Click the down-arrow to the right of the Selected recognition box and select Dragon as the program where you want to send your dictations for speech recognition. 5. Select the remaining options as indicated below: File recipient after recognition is set to a default that cannot be changed. If you check Dictation only, any Info/Index points (verbal comments) will be skipped and not sent or used for speech recognition. If you enable Prompt when sending to speech recognition, you will get a pop-up where you can modify the settings each time you send files to Dragon NaturallySpeaking for speech recognition. 6. In the left pane of the General Settings dialog box, click the + symbol next to Speech Recognition. The system accesses Dragon to find all the user profiles that have been set up. This allows you to identify the specific user name whose dictations will go through speech recognition. 4

5 7. Select Dragon Configuration.The Dragon Configuration dialog box opens. 8. Click the down arrow to the right of the Adapted user box and select the user name of the person who recorded the dictation with the Walkabout 5215 recorder. 9. Check the Manual correction after recognition check box so you can correct the text of your dictations using the keyboard after the speech recognition process is complete. 10. Click OK to save the settings. The Dragon Configuration dialog box closes and you see the Walkabout Transfer main window. To transfer and convert the file with your selected reading: 1. Click the My dictations Default_USER (Author) icon in the left pane of the Walkabout Transfer window to display a list of the existing dictations. 2. Right-click on the file and select Export to send the.dss file to the Walkabout Transfer or Walkabout Write Workbox folder where your dictations are stored. The Export dialog box opens. 3. By default, files are stored in the WorkBox folder that is located at: C:\Program Files\Common Files\Dictaphone\WorkBox. Navigate to the WorkBox folder by clicking the down-arrow at the right of the Save in box. 4. Click the down-arrow to the right of the Save as type box and select Recognition (12,000 khz *.wav) to save the file in the required.wav format. 5. Click Save to save the converted.wav file. 6. When the conversion is complete, press F5 on your keyboard so that the.wav file is now displayed in the list of your dictations along with the.dss file of the same name. 5

6 7. Click the Minimize button in the top right corner of the Walkabout Transfer or Walkabout Write window so the application is minimized in your taskbar and the New User Wizard is the active window where you can continue setting up your user profile. Dragon NaturallySpeaking After recording at least 15 minutes of your selected reading and establishing communication between Walkabout Transfer or Walkabout Write and Dragon NaturallySpeaking, you can complete the setup of your user profile in Dragon NaturallySpeaking. To continue setting up your user profile in Dragon NaturallySpeaking: 1. Continue setting up your user profile at the Transferring recorded speech window of the New User Wizard. 2. Click the Browse... button and navigate to the default C:\Program Files\Common Files\Dictaphone\WorkBox folder where the voice files are stored. 3. Select the.wav file that contains the recording of your selected reading and click Open. The path and file name are shown in the text box in the Transferring recorded speech window. Note: When you are setting up your user profile for the first time, your WorkBox folder will probably contain only one.dss file and one.wav file. As you create additional dictations, the additional files are stored in this folder. Keep in mind that you can only send one.dss file at a time through Walkabout Transfer or Walkabout Write for speech recognition. 6

7 4. Click Next. If the file does not contain at least 15 minutes of your recorded voice, an error message is displayed. If your file is accepted, the Verifying recording window opens showing the path and name of the.wav file. 5. In the Verifying recording window, click Listen to play the first 15 seconds of the recording so you can verify that it is the correct recording. 6. When you are sure you have selected the correct file, click Next to start the adaptation process. 7. In the Adapting your user window, click Start Adapting so Dragon NaturallySpeaking can adapt your user profile to the sound of your recorded voice. A progress bar is shown during the adaptation process. Note: Be aware that the adaptation process might take over an hour to complete depending on the processor speed of your computer and the size of the voice file. You do not have to stay at your computer during this adaptation process. 8. When the progress bar completes, if you see the Adapt Dragon NaturallySpeaking to your writing style window in the New User Wizard, click Start to improve your recognition accuracy for 7

8 use with and word processing documents. You can click Cancel to skip this step, but this is not recommended. A progress bar is shown during this adaptation process. 9. When this scanning is complete, click Next to see the Done window. 10. At the Done window, select whether you want to: Start the Tutorial See what s new in Version 8 Begin dictating and then click Finish to close the New User Wizard. 8