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1. If your PC does not provide a self powered USB port please connect your SpeechMike to an active self powered USB hub Remarks Self powered USB ports draw their power from the electrical outlet as opposed to the USB bus This means that self powered USB ports have a significant advantage over bus powered USB ports 93 SpeechExec Pro Transcribe Appendix Command line parameters The SpeechExec program supports the following command line parameters h Ip lv Hidden start The SpeechExec program is started but no program window is opened the program icon is displayed in the status notification area of the Windows task bar hay Protect DPM configuration The DPM configuration settings cannot be changed by the users This means that any settings in the DPM Download Configuration program are read only information for the users The users can view the settings but they cannot make any changes Note This parameter is different from enabling the Protect device configuration option in the DPM Configuration dialog box This option prevents users from changing the device specific settings on the DPM Protect user interface view The following settings cannot be changed by the user e Tree view The user cannot create or delete folders e Columns The user cannot add or remove columns from the Worklist e Sort order The user cannot change the sort order ascending descending of the columns in the Worklist e Filter The user c
2. Check Now Click this button at any time to manually check for available DPM firmware updates The DPM must be connected to the PC Firmware update process The firmware update process has the following steps 1 If you have made settings to automatically check for updates the SpeechExec program checks for available updates when a DPM is connected to the PC 2 If available firmware updates are identified a message is displayed asking if you want to download the update If you select Yes a progress dialog box is displayed during the download process A message is displayed asking if you want to install the update If you select Yes the new firmware version is copied to the DPM 2 USB mass storage device De AU A message is displayed saying that the DPM must be disconnected for the device to update to the new firmware Note DPM firmware update for DPM 9400 or lower is only supported if the DPM already has DPM firmware version 2 30 or higher For information on how the update mechanism works see Update overview Proxy server Here you can update your proxy server settings Use proxy server Activate this option to use a proxy server when checking for updates Note The proxy server is required to be able to connect to the web server where the updates are located Proxy server Enter the name of the server This can also be the IP address Port number Enter the port number which identifies the proxy service N
3. Selecting a ConText and user When you send dictations for speech recognition the Select ConText and User dialog box is displayed with the following fields and buttons User name Your SpeechMagic user name ConTexts button Lists the ConTexts installed for the selected user ConTexts section Select the ConText you want to use Submit When you click this button the selected files are transferred to the SpeechMagic system for recognition using the selected ConText Cancel If you click this button the dialog box will be closed without submitting the selected dictations Recording format and input channel It is sometimes necessary to convert the recording format of the SpeechExec dictations to Philips CELP 16kHz with microphone input channel when they are submitted to SpeechMagic The following formats are automatically converted wma MP3 wav dss files Converted dictation files are saved to the SpeechExec Temp folder the original file remains in its original folder Any other files associated with the dictations such as special instruction files are not converted 85 SpeechExec Pro Transcribe The recognition system When the files have been converted they are sent to the speech recognition system If you have selected more than one dictation the dictations are queued and handled by the SpeechMagic system as separate jobs When all submitted dictations are successfully queued within the SpeechMagic system the
4. Transcription pending Transcription pending Dictation Properties STRG Note When you right click a dictation which is selected in the dictation list the whole row is highlighted in blue the standard right click menu is displayed 2 The Dictation Properties dialog box is displayed with the input focus on the property you want to edit Make your changes the input options depend on the type of property you want to edit See Types of properties 3 Confirm your changes by pressing ENTER To discard your changes press ESC Whether editing of dictation properties directly in the dictation list is possible or not depends on the current state of the dictation e lt Recording in progress gt No editing possible e lt Recording suspended gt Editing allowed for the author of the dictation e lt Transcription pending gt Both author and transcriptionist can edit properties e lt Transcription in progress gt No editing possible e lt Transcription suspended gt Editing allowed for the transcriptionist of the dictation e lt Transcription finished gt Both author and transcriptionist can edit properties Note Not all dictation properties which are displayed in the dictation list are editable The following properties are read only Special instruction Instruction length Created this is the date and time when the dictation was created Last modified this is the date and time when the file was last modified Last u
5. Go to the File menu and select Submit for Speech Recognition or click on the toolbar The Submit for Speech Recognition dialog box is displayed listing the dictations Click Submit The dictations recording format is converted if necessary and the Select ConText and User dialog box is displayed Type in your SpeechMagic user name and click ConTexts to list the ConTexts with input channel that are assigned to you Select the ConText you want to use and click OK The dictations are queued in the SpeechMagic system and you can continue working with SpeechExec Submitting dictations for speech recognition via Dragon NaturallySpeaking If you have Dragon NaturallySpeaking installed do the following 1 2 In your Worklist select the dictations you want to send for speech recognition Go to the File menu and select Submit for Speech Recognition or click o on the toolbar The Submit for Speech Recognition dialog box is displayed listing the dictations 3 Click Submit The dictations recording format is converted and the Open User dialog box is displayed Select your Dragon user name The speech recognition system loads your user profile and displays the Transcription Options dialog box Note If the Dragon system is running in the background you do not have to select your user name Make your settings and click Transcribe Recognition starts The dictations are queued in the Dragon system and you can continue working with
6. 2 Click Add The New FTP Profile dialog box is displayed New FTP Profile Enter a name for the new FTP profile New profile name MyFTP 3 Type in the name for the new profile and click OK The name is saved the dialog box is closed and the FTP Settings dialog box is displayed FIP Settings FIP settings ETP server Port number oe Password Proxy settings Use proxy server Port number o Default Delete dictation files from FTP server after download 4 Fill in the required information see FTP Settings dialog box and click OK This saves your settings and closes the dialog box The profile is now listed on the FTP profile page 39 SpeechExec Pro Transcribe 5 Select your preferred profile from the list and click Set As Default General Settings E Dictation Deliver FTP profiles Send receive Here vou define the profile which will be used when Email Uploading downloading dictations via FTP is TAE Default profile MyF TP Set As Default Editing dictation properties Dictation properties are characteristics of a dictation file used to define its state appearance or value These properties include for example the file type file size and creation date To access the dictation properties you have the following options e You can configure which stage of the workflow to have the dictation properties displayed see Dictation properties e Selecta dictation
7. advantages of digital dictation combined with sophisticated file management capabilities SpeechExec comes as a complete dictation and transcription solution The product is highly modular and can thus fulfill the business requirements from small offices to large companies and is suitable for any volume of document creation SpeechExec can be used together with various Philips hardware devices such as the SpeechMike the DPM or the Foot Control It is the perfect solution for any dictation and transcription needs where all components can be obtained from one manufacturer e Complete digital dictation and transcription workflow e Intuitive and easy to use user interface with fast access to all major functions e Advanced sound file editing functions e Support for various Philips hardware devices e Support for different sound file formats including WAV DSS MP3 and WMA e Configurable function keys e Recording of special instructions and spoken instructions e Sophisticated email and FTP delivery e Various configuration tools e Highly customizable to provide optimum support for users in their everyday work Note The screenshots in this Online Help have been taken from the Windows XP operating system The user interface elements e g dialog boxes button names etc may be slightly different in other operating systems SpeechExec modules SpeechExec has the following modules SpeechExec Pro Dictate This module enables authors
8. 9400 and DPM 9450 Enable disable DPM buttons Enable or disable various buttons on the DPM The check mark next to a button name indicates that the button is currently enabled on the DPM L button DPM 9220 DPM 9250 and DPM 9360 only EOL P button DPM 9400 and DPM 9450 If this option is disabled no check mark authors cannot assign the EOL End of Letter or Priority indication to their dictations INS OVR button If this option is disabled authors cannot switch between Insert mode and Overwrite mode when recording their dictations on the DPM DEL button If this option is disabled authors cannot perform any delete operations on the DPM Keyword Definition The definition of DPM Keywords enables authors to personalize their dictations via these predefined Keywords The Keywords are a combination of a usage string and several content strings This information is transferred to the DPM where the predefined Keywords become available to the authors The authors can select from the predefined entries and assign them to their dictations These entries are saved together with the dictation They can for example be used by the transcriptionist for filtering the dictations The DPM Download Configuration program is delivered with the following default Keywords defined e Keyword 1 Usage string Author Content string DPM Note DPM 9250 and DPM 9350 enable you to define and assign two Keywords for every dictation file DPM 9400 DPM 9
9. Edit user name 51 Email dictations 36 Email notifications 35 Email profile 36 52 Enable DPM buttons 72 Encryption 50 End transcription 32 Evaluation version 9 F F keys 26 Favorites tab 30 Features 7 File download 70 SpeechExec Pro Transcribe File name conflicts 58 File names 71 81 File operations 58 File tab 68 Files for download DPM 44 Filter conditions 82 83 Filter dictation list 25 Filters 82 84 Filters dialog box 82 Finish 24 Finish Wizard page 81 Finish transcription 32 51 Firmware updates 57 Folder menu 21 Folder path 42 Folder properties 61 Folder structure 25 42 Folders 12 61 Foot Control 66 Freeze 89 FTP 39 FTP profile 39 55 Function keys 26 G General DPM Configuration 71 General Settings 48 H Hands free dictation 66 Hardware requirements 8 Help menu 21 Help window 28 Hidden mode 20 Host name of license server 61 Hotkeys 26 How software updater works 56 Importing dictations 47 Index 29 Index tab 29 Instructions 9 17 24 Interrupt transcription 33 Intray 12 Introduction 7 9 K Key combinations 60 Keyboard 60 Keyboard shortcuts 26 Keyword Author 73 78 Keyword 1 71 73 78 81 Keyword 2 73 78 Keyword Definition 73 Keyword definition Wizard page 78 Keyword options DPM 9450 74 Keyword options general 74 Keywords 29 Keywords type of voice command 74 L License 9
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11. License server 61 Life cycle 11 96 Linked Keywords 74 Load filters 84 Local Work 16 Local Work folder 9 Logical operators 82 83 Long Play mobile 71 80 Lost network connection 88 LPm 80 Main window 20 Mandatory user input 72 Manual purge 18 58 Menu 21 Menu bar 21 Microphone sensitivity 71 Microphone sensitivity Wizard page 80 Modify dictation properties 40 Modules 7 Move to Recycle Bin 58 Multiple sort 25 N Navigate window 26 Navigate Worklist 26 Network connection 88 Network unavailability 16 New author profile 36 New dictation properties 40 New folder 42 Notification 33 35 59 O Offline 16 Old dictations 58 One file only 71 Online Help 7 Open program 20 Open program after connecting DPM 61 Options for Player 64 Outbox 36 Overview 71 77 P Password for decryption 50 Path DPM files 62 Path of folder 42 Phases 11 Philips CELP 68 Physical folder 12 Playback 65 Player always on top 65 Player appearance 65 Player display mode 65 Player options 64 Prefix 71 81 Priority 59 Problem SpeechMike 93 Program options DPM 63 Program stops responding 89 Program window 20 Properties 40 50 Properties for folders 61 Properties of dictations 69 Protection 76 Protection Wizard page 80 SpeechExec Pro Transcribe Proxy server for updates 57 Purge 9 18 58 R Receive 52 Recognition 85 Record notific
12. SpeechExec 87 SpeechExec Pro Transcribe Troubleshooting Troubleshooting overview This book identifies problems you might encounter and suggests actions to counter the problems Follow the link that best describes your problem If you need help with your network see e Network connection lost e Program stops responding e Installing to a network folder If you need help with hardware see e USB SpeechMike If you encounter any other problems visit our web site http www philips com speechrecognition Network connection lost Problem The network connection is lost while the Recorder module is being used 1 Working locally 2 Working over the network Situation 1 The dictation being worked on is saved in the temp folder Solution 1 No immediate action is required no information is lost and work can continue When the dictation is finished and the target network folder is not available then the dictation is moved to the Local Work folder Synchronizing the data with the network is not possible until the network connection is restored When the network is available again no message will be displayed synchronisation must be done manually To synchronize the data saved locally with the network folders go to the File menu and select Synchronize Situation 2 The dictation being worked on is saved in a network folder Solution 2 This dictation is suspended and no longer available but no information is lost
13. Transcribe Minimize Minimizes the Worklist to a button on the Windows taskbar Exit Shuts down SpeechExec Note SpeechExec can now only be reopened from the Start menu Edit Delete Deletes the selected dictation you must confirm your action Whether this file is permanently deleted or moved to the Recycle Bin depends on your personal or preconfigured settings Rename Enables you to change the file name of the selected dictation Copy to Folder Enables you to copy the selected dictation to another folder Select a folder in the displayed dialog box and click OK the dictation is now stored in both locations Move to Folder Enables you to move the selected dictation to another folder Select a folder in the displayed dialog box and click OK the dictation is now stored in the new location Change Dictation State Displays the Change Dictation State dialog box Here you can change the state of the selected dictation Select a state in the displayed dialog box and click OK The dictation is moved to the designated folder for example if you change the state from lt Dictation suspended gt to lt Transcription pending gt the dictation is moved from your Suspended folder to your Finished folder Note You should be aware that changing the dictation state does not initiate follow up tasks like automatic emailing or conversion Note You can select more than one dictation CTRL and SHIFT keys and change the dictation state of al
14. are either O no priority or 8 priority e Keyword 1 5 DPM Content strings of the Keywords on the DPM The program is delivered with the following SpeechExec dictation properties associated with DPM Keywords Keyword 1 Author Keyword 2 Keyword SpeechExec Keyword 3 Comment Keyword 4 Title Keyword 5 No SpeechExec dictation property is associated with this Keyword 67 SpeechExec Pro Transcribe e Label 1 2 DPM The user defined label strings which were entered on the DPM e Barcode The barcode string of the corresponding dictation file e Instruction length The length of the instruction file in HH MM SS e Dictation length The length of the dictation file in HH MM SS e Created The date and time when the dictation file was created in YYYY MM DD HH MM SS year month day hours minutes seconds this is not the time the dictation file was first saved e Last modified The date and time of the last changes to the dictation file in YYYY MM DD HH MM SS e Phase and State The phase and state the dictation is currently in e Last user The name of the user who has worked on the dictation most recently this can be either an author or a transcriptionist If a dictation is suspended only this user can reopen the dictation and continue working e Encrypted Indicates Yes No if the file is encrypted this icon is displayed in your dictation list mo Before playback can start the file must be decrypted into a local t
15. associated with the dictation If more than one file in your dictation list is selected the first selected file is played back Special instructions are saved in a separate file from the dictation file playing back a special instruction does not open the dictation file Submit for Speech Recognition Submits the selected dictation for speech recognition Send and Receive Connects to the email system and checks for incoming and outgoing emails Any outgoing emails are sent Import Displays the dialog box for importing files created outside SpeechExec Convert Converts the selected dictation file to the configured audio format If more than one file in your dictation list is selected all files are converted Encrypt Encrypts the selected dictation You must enter and confirm an encryption password You can select more than one dictation CTRL and SHIFT keys Note The encryption setting in the General Settings dialog box does not have to be activated to use this menu command Decrypt Decrypts the selected dictation You must enter the password used to encrypt the dictation Synchronize Synchronizes your network folders with the contents of your Local Work folder Dictation files which you have been working on locally are moved to folders on the network For example if you change a dictation file in the lt Suspended gt state to lt Finished gt it will be moved from your Suspended folder to your Finished folder 21 SpeechExec Pro
16. box You can make the following settings for sending and receiving emails via Novell GroupWise User Enter the user name for logging on to Novell GroupWise Password Enter the password for logging on to Novell GroupWise Dial up profile Dial up uses a modem to connect to the internet A dial up connection is established and maintained for a limited time duration Alternatively your system might have a dedicated connection phone line which is continuously in place A dial up connection is initiated by your PC s modem or other device This setting is relevant for users who must dial up the Internet to send emails Use dial up connection Activate this option to enable your dial up connection Only activate this option if you are using a modem Do not activate this option if you have a permanent Internet connection The following settings are only available if the above option is activated Dial up profile Select your pre configured profile Note The Dial up profile is created outside SpeechExec go to the Start menu Settings Control Panel and double click Network and Dial up Connections You must configure your Dial up profile before making these settings in SpeechExec Confirm before connecting Activate this option to receive a message before a dial up connection is established You must confirm your action This setting ensures that you only connect to the Internet when you really want to therefore avoiding for example
17. conflict occurs when the names of the files are identical but the dictations are different It is possible in a network of many users perhaps sharing folders or when a dictation is copied rather than moved to the Local Work folder for file name conflicts to arise To resolve this conflict the name of the newer file is appended with the suffix 0002 For example your file naming convention is MyName001 dss the file which is more advanced in the workflow or if both are in the same phase the file which was updated most recently becomes MyName001_0002 dss Note If you manually copy or move a dictation Edit menu Move to Folder Copy to Folder the system cannot automatically resolve file name conflicts If you attempt to copy or move a file to a folder where a dictation with the same file name is stored you will be asked if you want to overwrite the existing dictation Move deleted files to the Recycle Bin Activate this option to move files to the Recycle Bin when deleting When you delete a dictation the file is not permanently deleted It can be recovered from the Recycle Bin This setting is only applied to files saved on your local hard disk which are manually deleted 58 SpeechExec Pro Transcribe Notification You can configure how you want to be notified about new dictations in your Intray folder Your Intray folder organizes all your input folders into one simulated overview folder The following options are available N
18. dictation for speech recognition 6 Help Opens the Online Help system 24 SpeechExec Pro Transcribe Tree view SpeechExec is delivered with the following default folders in your tree ft Local Work Dictations that are worked on when the PC is not connected to the network When the network is available the contents of this folder are synchronized with the system synchronization of data takes place when the program is started or to accomplish this manually go to the File menu and select Synchronize If you know that the network will not be available you can copy files that you want to work on here e temp Dictations in the lt In progress gt state if the equivalent setting has been made in Recorder Player options This folder is hidden by default but can be made visible The path is a local path on your PC and cannot be changed Subfolders can be created manually e Lit Suspended Dictations in the lt Suspended gt state Dictations are moved from the Temp folder to the Suspended folder when you click Suspend in the Recorder window Subfolders can be created manually You can also see these icons in your tree e Suspended no access to the network Sl Suspended network access is available e LB Archive Dictations in the lt Transcription finished gt state This folder is hidden by default but can be made visible A subfolder is created each day with the following naming convention YYMMDD The dictations that are archiv
19. dictation properties in the Player window Click the Configure button the corresponding dialog box lists the dictation properties that can be displayed in the Player window Activate the corresponding check box to have that property displayed The Move Up and Move Down buttons can be used to reorder the information in the Player window The dictation properties information is displayed beneath the control and positioning buttons in the Player window Author Chris Smith Keyword Urgent Comment Follow up report Playback Here you can define options for playing back dictations The following options are available Acoustic feedback Activate this option to be able to hear your recording during fast forward or rewinding you will not be able to understand it but you will be able to notice pauses and differentiate between sections of speech Winding speed Set the speed for rewinding and fast forwarding through your recordings Auto backspace Activate this option and specify the number of seconds to rewind a sound file when restarting playback 65 SpeechExec Pro Transcribe Foot Control Here you can define options for working with your Foot Control The following options are available Hands free dictation mode Activate this option to use the Foot Control for recording dictations Serial port COM Select the port where the Foot Control is connected 66 SpeechExec Pro Transcribe Dictation Properties Dictation Proper
20. downloaded e You will have visual feedback about the download progress on the screen during the file transfer wnen the download is complete you will receive an acoustic notification e On the PC the downloaded files can be found in either the Suspended Finished or Inbox folders For more information see below 45 SpeechExec Pro Transcribe How to Select DPM files for download This example describes how to modify the configuration from above so that you can select which files should be download from the DPM 1 On the General Settings Download page activate the same options as above 2 Onthe DPM Configuration Download Settings page activate the File selection option the other settings on this page remain unchanged File selection When you now connect the DPM to your PC and SpeechExec is running the following operations are performed e When the DPM is connected to the PC the DPM File Download dialog box is displayed Activate the check box next to the files you want to download For more information see DPM File Download dialog box DPM File Download Available files File name Dictation length DictationO02 Way 00 00 07 DPMO20 055 00 00 00 speechesecOUe Way 40 00 00 AuthorO0 Way 00 00 00 Dictation way 00 00 00 DictationO00 444 00 00 00 AuthorO0e2 Way 00 00 00 speechesecOUy Way 00 00 00 LI LI LI F ad ad Playback e When you click Download the file transfer is started You will have vi
21. e Locked Dictations which are locked have a light gray background Additionally this symbol is displayed in the Locked column Ef e Priority Dictations with a high priority have a specially configured color The Priority you set determines which dictations have this color Filters You can filter your dictation list in order to display certain dictations only Click the folder whose contents you want to filter Click 7 on the toolbar to display the Filters dialog box where you define a filter Once you have defined your filter click 7 to apply the filter Click 7 again to return to the unfiltered dictation list Editing properties To edit dictation properties directly in the dictation list click a property and manually change the information Properties which are dates can be changed via the displayed calendar For more information on editing dictation properties see Editing dictation properties For a description of all dictation properties see Dictation properties overview Keyboard shortcuts The following default keystroke combinations are available e F1 Opens the Online Help e CTRL C Copies the selected dictation or the selected section of text e CTRL X Cuts the selected dictation or the selected section of text from the original location e CTRL V Pastes the dictation or the section of text to the new location e DEL Deletes the selected dictation or the selected section of text e ESC Undoes the se
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23. enabled on the DPM e EOL button DPM 9220 and DPM 9360 only EOL P button If this option is disabled no check mark authors cannot assign the EOL End of Letter or Priority indication to their dictations e INS OVR button If this option is disabled authors cannot switch between Insert mode and Overwrite mode when recording their dictations on the DPM e DEL button If this option is disabled authors cannot perform any delete operations on the DPM DPM Wizard Settings for DPM On this page you make device specific settings for the DPM To make a setting for the DPM activate the check box next to it AM PM time format The DPM uses the AM PM time format setting AM 11 57 Special instructions Spoken instructions Index Depending on the DPM which is connected this setting defines that the DL VC button on the DPM records a special instruction or an Index or a spoken instruction when it is pressed during recording This is the DL Index button on the DPM 9360 and the DL S INSTR button on the DPM 9400 Pressing the DL S button DPM 9400 or DL VC button DPM 9450 during dictation creates an instruction file for the current dictation file Note The functionality for recording spoken instructions is only available with DPM 9400 DPM 9450 Philips 9750 and Philips 9850 For more information about recording special instructions with these devices refer to their User Manuals When the DPM is connected to the PC and you press this butto
24. files on the DPM after download is finished Deletes the downloaded dictation files on the DPM after they have been transferred to the PC Note These settings are only used if the option for automatically downloading files has been enabled on the Download page of the General Settings dialog box DPM Wizard Recording Time On this page you define the type of recording time to be displayed on the DPM You can choose to display the remaining recording time or the used up recording time m 5P 11 57 4 16 54 gt 14 06 Recording time e Used time This setting displays in HH MM SS the amount of time already recorded on the memory card e Remaining time This setting displays in HH MM SS the amount of time left for recording on the memory card The minus symbol is used to distinguish between used time and remaining time Note The recording time is only displayed on the DPM if you have also chosen the Advanced display option see DPM Wizard Appearance The displayed time value also depends on the Standard Play or Long Play mobile setting see DPM Wizard Recording Mode and Microphone Sensitivity Note This feature is not available with DPM 9220 DPM Wizard Keyword Definition On this page you specify the Keywords which can be selected on the DPM Keywords enable authors to personalize their dictations via selecting their personal Keyword on the DPM Keywords can also be used for workflow purposes and as the destination path i
25. finished gt state when the transcriptionist has finished typing out the dictation and clicked Finish in the Player module The following use cases are supported e Use case 1 Author and transcriptionist work within a LAN Local Area Network Author and transcriptionist folders which are important for the SpeechExec workflow are mapped see Folders and the workflow Finished dictations are moved to the Archive folder automatically For this use case to work properly the following configurations have to be made e The Archive folders of both author and transcriptionist have to point to the same location e The transcriptionist has to activate the setting for moving finished dictations to the Archive folder See General Settings Transcription finished page SpeechExec Pro Transcribe Online Help e Use case 2 Author and transcriptionist do not work within a LAN The transcriptionist receives the dictation via email or FTP The author receives an email notification when transcription is finished The finished dictation is moved to the Archive folder automatically For this use case to work properly the following configurations have to be made e Author and transcriptionist need to have their email FTP profiles set up correctly See Delivery profiles email Delivery profiles FTP and Delivery profiles dial up e The author needs to have notification enabled See General Settings Notification page SpeechExec Pro Dictate Online Hel
26. is over a message is displayed which informs you that the evaluation period has expired and provides you with details of where to purchase a fully functional version The trial version will expire after 30 days Attaching a dongle will not re activate the trial version The fully functional SpeechExec Pro Dictate and SpeechExec Pro Transcribe versions have to be installed from the original product CD e The trial version is an independent version of the SpeechExec product insofar as it installs and enables you to evaluate both the SpeechExec Pro Dictate and the SpeechExec Pro Transcribe solution e The trial version is available as a download only e The trial version does not allow recording into the DSS format e The recording and playback length is restricted to 30 seconds for a dictation This means you have to restart recording and playback every 30 seconds SpeechExec Pro Transcribe Dongle The SpeechExec workstation licensing scheme operates with a dongle A dongle is a security device connected to the USB port of your computer It enables you to use the SpeechExec software package on your computer but also prevents its unlicensed use on any other computer The different SoeechExec components listed above require individual dongles Your dongle looks similar to this Color coded ID label USB socket _ Dongle housing The SpeechExec dongle has been designed as a USB HID class device USB 2 0 with a unique ID Additional
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28. name is also displayed on the DPM The usage definitions of any other Keywords are ignored See the Keyword Options general topic for an example of linked Keywords Note If you select the Linked Keywords check box scanning barcode information into Keywords and using voice commands is not possible the Select buttons for these input options are not available Download Settings The Download Settings page of the DPM Configuration dialog box provides various options for device specific settings for the file transfer between the DPM and the PC The following options for defining the Download mode and the Download file type are available Download mode After connecting Starts the file transfer automatically when the DPM is connected to the PC After pressing DL VC button Starts the file transfer wnen the DL VC button on the DPM is pressed Note On DPM 9350 this is the DL button On DPM 9400 this is the DL S button On DPM 9450 this is the DL VC button On Philips 9750 and Philips 9850 this is the DOWNLOAD button 19 SpeechExec Pro Transcribe Download file type All files Downloads all files from the DPM to the PC This is the default setting EOL files Downloads all files with the EOL indication File selection Displays the File Selection for Download dialog box which lists all files on the DPM This dialog box enables you to select individual files for the file download Files with Keyword 1 Downloads all files with a sp
29. structure e Samples sec The sample rate in samples per second hertz that each channel should be played or recorded For example 8 0 kHz 11 025 kHz 22 05 kHz or 44 1 kHz The sample rate is the number of samples of a sound that are taken per second to represent the event digitally The more samples taken per second the more accurate the digital representation of the sound can be For example Philips CELP 16 000 Note These properties are read only Types of dictation properties All information relevant to SpeechExec dictations is stored in the form of properties Each property has a field name and belongs to one of several types see below These fields can contain read only information which cannot be altered and properties which can be changed by you Mandatory fields An exclamation mark to the left of a property means that it is mandatory and a value must be filled in Field types All properties which can be edited have an icon to the right of the field Text entry field information consisting of letters and numbers For example a note to the transcriptionist Value range field information consisting of numbers only For example a priority level Single selection list information appears as a drop down list only one selection is possible For example Yes No indication Multiple selection list information appears as a drop down list more than one selection is possible For example Notificatio
30. 450 Philips 9750 and Philips 9850 enable you to define up to five Keywords For DPM 9220 and DPM 9360 only one predefined Keyword is available which cannot be changed The predefined usage string for the predefined DPM 9220 and DPM 9360 Keyword is Folder the predefined content strings are Folder 1 to Folder 10 Defining DPM Keywords The definition of a DPM Keyword involves the following steps 1 Definition of a Usage string The maximum number of characters for each usage entry is 15 For example the usage for Keyword 2 can be Subject the usage for Keyword 3 Action 2 Definition of Content strings Each Keyword usage can have up to 20 content entries the maximum number of characters for each content entry is 15 For example the content entries for the Keyword 2 usage Subject can be a selection of possible subject areas Radiology Surgery etc The content entries for the Keyword 3 usage Action can be a selection of possible follow up actions None Refer etc This information is transferred to the DPM where the author selects the subject name and action for each dictation 73 SpeechExec Pro Transcribe Using the keyboard for moving between Keyword entries You can use the keys on your keyboard for moving between Keyword entries in the following way e Arrow keys use the arrow keys to move up down right or left between entries Moving between entries with the help of the arrow keys highlights the entry In order to start edit
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32. Documents and Settings E S Local Disk C El 5 Document E 5 Program Files TE C SpeechExec FLitinstallation 9 SpeechExec test material SpeechExec For installation E 5 WINDOWS 5 SpeechExec test material D a A i 3 se e NEW Manila Ds ak _ 15 SpeechExec Pro Transcribe 5 Click OK When you now go looking for your new folder you can see it not only in your SpeechExec tree view but also on your C drive Folders 4 Desktop Bey My Documents Ati My Dictations pie a archive E a suspended P SES My Pictures E 4al My Computer Eg temp ae 31 Floppy ac XE Suspended es En Finished EH Bs1 co00 e Local Work po H Documents and Settings GE DPM_9400_00 0 Personal a Al EC Program Files s hE E Tonal C drive ool RECYCLER Deecnexec rive il i Local Work folder If your SpeechExec system has been set up in such a way that it operates within a network certain important workflow folders will be located on the network When you work with such a configuration SpeechExec will verify the availability of network folders for certain file operations If network folders are unavailable SpeechExec will use the Local Work folder concept e You copy move dictations manually to the Local Work folder because you know you will not have a network connection for example you want to work at home e SpeechExec encounters an unavailable network connection and uses the Loc
33. Dragon 86 Submit dictations to SpeechMagic 85 Suspend 24 Suspend transcription 33 Synchronization 16 System requirements 8 y Toolbar 24 Trademarks 8 Transcription 31 Transcription finished 51 Transcription tasks 31 Tree view 25 Trial version 9 Troubleshooting 88 Type of dictation properties 69 Type of Folder 9 U Update mechanism 56 Update process 56 Update proxy server 57 US date time format 71 79 Usage 73 78 USB port 93 Use proxy server 57 User name 51 User preferences 51 User defined labels 72 Using favorites 30 Using search 29 Using the Help window 28 Using the index 29 Using the table of contents 29 V VA 71 79 View menu 21 Virtual folder 12 Visibility 61 Visual notification 33 59 Voice command into Keywords 74 Voice mail behavior 71 79 W WAVEFORMATEX 68 Waveform audio data 68 Welcome 7 Winding speed 65 Window 20 Window buttons 24 Wizard pages 77 Work locally 16 Workflow 11 Working with SpeechExec 31 Worklist 20 Worklist module in background 61 Worklist settings 58 Workstation license 9
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35. FTP server after download Activate this option to delete dictations from the FTP server after they have been downloaded 55 SpeechExec Pro Transcribe Updates Update overview Ce The following update settings can be defined e SpeechExec software This includes updates for all components of SpeechExec e DPM firmware e Proxy server If the update mechanism does not work and SpeechExec cannot connect to the Internet you may need to configure a proxy server Update mechanism SpeechExec updates are stored on a web server Your SpeechExec installation includes an update configuration file which scans this web server for updates The software update mechanism is triggered if the locally installed version of SpeechExec and the server version are different The size of an update can vary from 0 5 MB to 40 MB Note SpeechExec Dictate SpeechExec Pro Dictate and SpeechExec Pro Transcribe each have individual local and server update configuration files The updates for the different programs are provided at different web server locations For updating the DPM firmware the local configuration file is only for defining the web server location The configuration file on the server contains the corresponding DPM firmware version The local DPM firmware version is obtained directly from the DPM and not stored in the local configuration file The firmware update is only triggered if a DPM is connected to the PC Proxy server SpeechExec mus
36. My Documents gt SpeechExec they are hidden by default Additionally SpeechExec provides a function for purging dictations e Archive folder This stores all dictations with the state lt Transcription finished gt Authors map the path of their Archive folder to the transcriptionist s Finished folder Alternatively authors can also configure that any dictations for which they receive a transcription finished notification are moved automatically from the Sent Items folder to the Archive folder See General Settings Transcription finished page e Backup folder This stores backup copies of dictations for use in the event of failure or loss of the original Authors can configure at what stage in the workflow backup copies should be made The options are to create backup copies when a dictation is finished or when dictations are downloaded from the DPM See General Settings Dictation finished automatic download DPM page To make either folder visible do the following 1 Open the General Settings dialog box from the Settings menu or click this toolbar button fil 2 Expand the Worklist entry in the left pane and select Folders 3 Select the Archive or Backup folder from the list the folder properties are displayed 4 Change the Visible property to Yes I Visible No gt gt I Visible Yez 5 Click OK to confirm the changes and close the dialog box The Archive or Backup folder will now appear in your SpeechExec t
37. PM and the PC The following settings can be made e General Provides options and settings for the behavior of the DPM For example to turn the device beep on and off to choose the time format to select the preferred DPM display appearance etc e Advanced Provides advanced options and settings for the behavior of the DPM For example to set the number of additional user defined labels on the DPM to specify a mandatory user input option etc e Keyword Definition Enables the creation of up to 5 Keywords with strings for their usage and contents the number of supported Keywords depends on the type of DPM device e Protection Prevents users from changing the device configuration on the device e Download Settings Enables users to make settings for the file transfer from the DPM to the PC e Keyword Options Enables users to make the setting for linking sets of Keywords and or scanning barcode information into keywords For DPM 9450 this page enables to define the input options for the available Keywords When you open another page the settings you have already made are remembered and all settings are saved when you click OK For information on working with DPM files see Downloading DPM files General DPM Configuration The General page of the DPM Configuration dialog box provides various options for setting the behavior of the DPM These options are Recording format This setting defines whether files on the DPM will be crea
38. Some physical folders have special functions for the SpeechExec workflow These are folders which are used to define and are dedicated to specific steps in the workflow Examples are the Finished Archive and Local Work folders Other folders these will be mostly user defined are used for organizing grouping and moving dictations An example could be a user defined Personal folder which an author creates and uses for storing personal correspondence The default Finished folder on the other hand is used by the SpeechExec workflow for storing dictations which the author has finished recording In the SpeechExec folder view these dictations can be found in the author s Finished folder they have the state lt Transcription pending gt The Finished folder is usually mapped to a transcriptionist s Pending folder The transcriptionists will probably not see any individual pending folders in their folder views the dictations will simply appear in their virtual Intray folders Note Authors can create standard physical folders in SpeechExec Transcriptionists can create standard folders and new Pending folders Any new Pending folder will be automatically linked to the transcriptionist s Intray and its contents will appear in the Intray folder 13 SpeechExec Pro Transcribe Mapping a new folder This section describes how to create a new folder in the SpeechExec tree view pane and map it to an already existing folder in the file system Beware
39. SpeechExec ti Transcribe SpeechExec 4 1 Build 150 SpeechExec Pro Transcribe Table of Contents Welcome to SD CECNEX CC res 7 DPCSCHEXEC Module Santan A d 7 S PESCNEXSC Pro DICO a it des drid el oes 7 gt pecchExecP ro Trans ene od T SpegcChExeC RE COMIC do dl 7 A A A A E DEANS 7 Mc A O A 8 Trademarks Ot Other COMPANIES ud sees cee aio eek fo enced eile ned ieee 8 SA REQUINGINGING dassi ne a es eae oho ndele dace ie ja dees puaaal ahoadeemuadains bien esuataninhemeneneue ss 8 Hardware requirements 5 acit ccs tse ve A A A AA A A a 8 SoOMWare requirements da SN do hn erate 8 A A E A E OE 9 ITE GUC HOR OV SIV IG WW ssc eS a e O o A aes le Wace ah ies as 9 Eicensinasand donnole corn E a 9 AENEAN CUS OM iea a daa ti 9 DONGE O 10 TOUS UNT iia e E AS hada a 10 Phases and SAS O o eee eS 11 Phase and state definitions 2c ee Be eet ee 11 o A shaetete Aakers a eed se nes 11 FONT SS AAA A A A AA 12 Rhysicaland ARA OS a O en aay 12 tray 0 der do dd dl E 12 PAYS iCal Tole ii e AO e 13 Folders and the workfloW 000 At A ia da i 13 Mapping a New Tolder cos cnica 14 Creating a Mew TO der id A a T ET 15 Local Work Tolder at e E ed ds det feta ad 16 Network UM AV AIIADINY ressesie onie acescsiactuiathdaeedi vue a aaa Raa ae eeraa eTa A 16 SV MI CHINOMIZeA OM ss cc italia Ra 17 ASTUCIA a o e a a e e E A oat ee dad to ab 17 Archive DACKUD and PUTO EEE E EE E 18 Making backups OnCIClAllONS nd eal dias decai 18 ArCANNO dI ANONS a a a
40. Start Transcription e A reminder message will be displayed every 5 minutes e The notification and reminder messages are displayed for 60 seconds and will then be automatically closed 34 SpeechExec Pro Transcribe Email notifications Authors can configure that they are notified about the transcription progress of dictations These notifications are delivered to the author via email and relate to a specific stage in the transcription workflow for example when you open a dictation for transcription Transcriptionists can view and edit the notification settings in the Dictation Properties dialog box of a dictation To display the Dictation Properties dialog box select the corresponding menu command from the Edit menu or click this toolbar button ER Notification stages If the author has made a notification setting the stage will be displayed in the Notification field Dictation File Audio E Notification Open This setting will send a notification to the author when you open a dictation for transcription You could for example add another setting so that the author also receives a notification when transcription is finished Dictation File Audio A Notification Y Open Attach file to notification Suspend 3 y Email address for notification Comment Notification attachments The author may request that you attach a file to the notification for example the typed out document The attachment func
41. To continue working create a new dictation locally When the network is available again you can synchronize the data saved locally with the network folders go to the File menu and select Synchronize You can then open the dictation suspended when the network connection was lost and finish recording it If you did not create any new dictations locally while the network connection was unavailable when the program is restarted a message is automatically displayed asking if you want to open the dictation suspended when the network connection was lost and finish recording it Remarks If this situation arises an error message is displayed in the Recorder module Select one of the following options e Shut down the Recorder module and return to the Worklist module e Continue to work in the Recorder module If you select this option the error message is displayed periodically as long as the network connection is not available 88 SpeechExec Pro Transcribe Program stops responding Problem The program stops responding while you are recording a dictation 1 SpeechExec Pro Transcribe stops responding 2 SpeechExec Player stops responding Situation 1 The SpeechExec Pro Transcribe module stops responding while you are recording a dictation Solution 1 Restart the program from the Start menu Programs SpeechExec Pro Transcribe A message is displayed asking if you want to continue working on the dictation If you decide not to cont
42. a folder at the top level of the tree view do the following 1 Right click inside the tree view pane and select New Folder from the menu a Archive a Outbox 2 Sent items 2 Select one of the following folder types from the menu General If you select this option a standard folder is created Pending If you select this option the folder will be automatically linked to the transcriptionist s Intray and its contents will appear in the Intray folder 3 Fill in the required folder properties New Folder Type I Name New folder I Wisible I Show subfolders I Show contents All properties are mandatory this is indicated by the symbol e Name This is the name for the new folder e Visible This is the property for whether the folder will be visible or hidden in the tree view e Path This is the location of the new folder 42 SpeechExec Pro Transcribe e Show subfolders This is the property for whether subfolders of the new folder will be visible or hidden in the tree view e Show contents This is the property for whether the dictations stored in subfolders of the new folder will be displayed in the dictation list when the new folder is selected Note The Type displays the selection made in step 2 4 Click OK to confirm your changes and close the dialog box The new folder appears in the tree view fig Dutbox A Sent items How to create a subfolder for an existing folder You can crea
43. able files the following menu commands are available Select All for Download Selects all the dictations listed Deselect All for Download Deselects all the dictations listed Toggle All for Download Removes the check mark from selected dictations and selects dictations which were not selected The download status of all dictations in the list is changed Download Selection Marks the selected dictation for download Undo Selection for Download Removes the check mark from the selected dictation Toggle Selection for Download Removes the check mark from the selected dictation or if the dictation was not selected selects it Note You can use the CTRL and SHIFT keys to select more than one dictation Playback You can play back the files on your DPM before downloading them ll Click this button to play back the selected dictation Click the button again to stop playback Click this button to play back the special instruction associated with the selected dictation Click the button again to stop playback 70 SpeechExec Pro Transcribe DPM Configuration DPM Configuration overview i Click 5 Ton the toolbar or go to the DPM menu and select DPM Configuration The DPM Configuration dialog box enables you to configure the DPM Digital Pocket Memo according to your individual preferences for everyday work You can make specific settings for the device itself and have full control over the file transfer between the D
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45. ail machines Advanced The Advanced page of the DPM Configuration dialog box provides various enhanced options for setting the behavior of the DPM These options are Additional user defined labels Set the counter to enable DPM users to enter 0 1 or 2 additional user defined labels on the DPM If the counter is set to 0 the feature is disabled Note This feature is not available with DPM 9220 Recording time Select the Used time option to have the used up recording time displayed on the DPM Select the Remaining time option to have the remaining recording time displayed on the DPM The recording time is only available if the Advanced display option is enabled see General DPM Configuration Note This feature is not available with DPM 9220 Select which type of mandatory information DPM users have to provide when making recordings None Disables the mandatory user input feature Keyword All required predefined Keywords must be selected when a new recording is started Special instruction A special instruction must be recorded when a new recording is started 72 SpeechExec Pro Transcribe User defined label The specified number of user defined labels must be entered when a new recording is started For more information about assigning Keywords recording special instructions and entering user defined labels refer to the User Manual delivered with the device Note The mandatory user input feature is only available with DPM
46. al Work folder for certain file operations For more information see below Note When you lose your network connection while working on a dictation you will not be able to continue with this dictation as long as the network is unavailable You will be notified by SpeechExec when the network is available again SpeechExec will also prompt you to synchronize any dictations you may have created in the Temp folder in the meantime Network unavailability When SpeechExec tries to perform a file operation which requires an active network connection but finds out that the network is unavailable the dictations will be transferred to the Local Work folder The reasons may be one of the following e The dictation was created in the Temp folder and the dictation state changes to either lt Transcription pending gt or lt Recording suspended gt The corresponding Finished and Suspended folders are located on the network but are currently not available the dictations cannot be moved to these folders The dictations are transferred to the Local Work folder e The download folder for DPM files the Finished or Suspended folders on the network are not available The dictations are transferred to the Local Work folder e The option for using a temporary copy when working with dictations is not activated and the Suspended folder on the network is not available The dictations are created directly in the Local Work folder e You actively move the dictatio
47. annot apply a personalized filter to the Worklist Note This parameter is only applied when the program is started If the program is already running it is not applied until the program has been closed down and restarted 94 SpeechExec Pro Transcribe Index A Acoustic feedback 65 Add dictation properties 67 Adding a folder 42 Additional user defined labels 72 Advanced display 71 80 Advanced page 72 Allowed characters 76 Analog behavior 71 79 Appearance 71 Appearance Wizard page 80 Appearance of Player 65 Apply filters 83 Archive 9 18 Assign keyboard shortcuts 60 Audio format 68 Audio notification 33 Audio tab 68 Author Keyword 73 78 Author profiles 36 51 Auto backspace 65 Automatic conversion 49 Automatic download of DPM files 62 Automatic DPM download 51 Automatic purge 18 58 Automatic purging 58 Automatically check for firmware updates 57 Automatically check for updates 56 B Background color 25 Backup 9 18 Barcode into Keywords 74 Beep 71 79 Buttons 24 C Cancel transcription 33 Change dictation properties 40 Close 24 Close program 20 Close transcription 33 Color in dictation list 25 Columns 25 Command line parameters 94 Configure audio format 49 Connection from Recorder lost 88 Content 73 78 Contents tab 29 Convert automatically 49 Crash 89 Create author profile 36 Create filters 82 Creating a folder 42 Creatin
48. asks you to confirm that the settings are to be transferred to the DPM If you click Cancel the DPM Configuration Wizard is closed without transferring the settings to the device the changes are discarded 81 SpeechExec Pro Transcribe Filters Filters overview You can filter your dictation list to display only specific information Defining a filter Go to the View menu and select Filters or click Fon the toolbar The Filters dialog box is displayed here you can define a filter Applying a filter Go to the View menu and select Apply Filter or click F on the toolbar Only dictations which fulfill the last filter criteria are listed Click T on the toolbar again to return to the unfiltered list Filters dialog box The Filters dialog box enables you to define certain criteria for displaying only specific information in your dictation list These criteria are also referred to as filter conditions To display the Filters dialog box go to the View menu and select Filters or click 7 on the toolbar Buttons The Filters dialog box has the following buttons New Creates a new row for defining a filter condition Remove Deletes the selected filter condition Clear Deletes all filter conditions Load Loads a saved filter file fil file extension Save Saves the current filter conditions to a filter file Apply Applies the current filter conditions to your Worklist Close Closes the Filters dialog box F
49. ation 71 79 Recorder Player settings 64 Recording format 71 80 Recording format Wizard page 80 Recording mode 71 Recording time 72 Recording time Wizard page 78 Refresh automatically 59 Reminder 33 59 Remove dictation properties 67 Requirements 8 Resolve file name conflicts 58 S Save filters 84 Search tab 29 Self powered USB port 93 Send 52 Send and receive automatically 52 Send dictations for speech recognition 85 Sending dictations by email 36 Serial port 66 Setting up an email profile 36 Setting up an FTP profile 39 Setting up your work 31 Settings 48 Settings for DPM Wizard page 79 settings menu 21 Shortcuts 60 Show Worklist when connecting DPM 61 Show Worklist while Player is active 61 Site license 61 Software requirements 8 Software update 56 Software update process 56 Sort dictation list 25 Sound file format 49 Sound notification 33 59 SP 80 Special instruction 17 Speech recognition 85 Speech recognition SpeechMagic 87 SpeechExec Modules 7 SpeechExec Pro Dictate window 20 SpeechExec update 56 SpeechMagic 85 SpeechMike problem 93 Spoken instruction 17 Standard display 71 80 Standard Play 80 Start program 20 Start transcription 31 Start suspend transcription 50 States 11 Submit dictations for speech recognition 85 Submit dictations for speech recognition via SpeechMagic 87 97 Submit dictations to
50. ation you are looking for into the Value column Example Column name select Revision author Operator select LIKE Value type zela click here to see a screenshot 3 Click Apply to filter the list accordingly Note If you use the LIKE operator you have to use the asterisk character as a placeholder in combination with your search term Example Author LIKE zela Result Any author names ending with zela Author LIKE zela Result Any author names starting with zela Author LIKE zela Result Any author names with zela in them Defining multiple filter conditions Every time you click the New button a new row is added to the list for defining a filter condition By specifying the type of Logical operator you define how these filter conditions relate to each other Example Condition 1 Revision author LIKE zela Condition 2 Author LIKE zela Condition 3 Created gt 5 25 Logical operator AND click here to see a screenshot Result When you click the Apply button the list only displays dictations created by or for any authors whose names start with zela Additionally these dictations were created on May 25 and later Note If you specified the OR operator the list only displays dictations created by authors whose names start with zela or dictations created for these authors or dictations created on May 25 and later The date and time format which is displayed and which you can enter depends on the regio
51. by pressing ALT plus the underlined letter in the menu name You can then press the menu command s underlined letter to select that command Navigating the dictation list You can use the following mouse and keyboard keys to select dictations in the dictation list e To select a single dictation click the left mouse button e To move to a dictation and select it press the up and down arrows e To select a range of dictations click the left mouse button over the first dictation and press and hold SHIFT Then click the left mouse button over the last dictation e To select a range of dictations using only the keyboard press SHIFT plus the up and down arrows e To select more than one dictation click the left mouse button over the first dictation and press and hold CTRL Then click the left mouse button over each dictation 2 SpeechExec Pro Transcribe Using the Help Using the Help window The SpeechExec Online Help window contains the following information Toolbar Hide Show Hides the navigation pane To reopen the pane click Show Locate Highlights the topic you are currently viewing in the table of contents This is particularly useful if you are navigating via links in the topics and want to find which book the topic belongs to for future reference Back Displays the last topic you have viewed in the topic pane Use this button to move backwards through all the topics you have viewed in this session Forward Moves for
52. ce Devices Ha HID compliant consumer control device 43 USE Human Interface Device E e IDE ATAJ ATAPI controllers aa Infrared devices Keyboards Mice and other pointing devices ie Modems 10 SpeechExec Pro Transcribe When you open the Device Manager verify that a device of the type USB Human Interface Device is listed To make sure that the listed USB Human Interface Device is your SpeechExec dongle disconnect any other USB devices USB SpeechMike USB mouse etc A yellow exclamation mark next to the device indicates a problem Right click the device and select Properties Here you find the device status For troubleshooting information click the Troubleshoot button of the Properties dialog box e Some PC providers limit the output power of USB ports to 100mA milliamps These USB ports are called bus powered USB ports Such ports may not provide enough power for some USB devices to function properly In this case connect a self powered USB hub to the USB port of your PC then connect the USB device via the self powered hub e If you are using a site license make sure that you are connected to your license server e Incase of site licenses also make sure that your network connection works properly You can verify your connection settings by opening the corresponding entry in your Control Panel Phases and states In SpeechExec dictations are classified by phases and states e Aphase is a distinct stage i
53. converted files in the SpeechExec Temp folder are deleted the focus returns to your SpeechExec Worklist SpeechExec dictations will be included in SoeechMagic ConText Adaptation and Acoustic Adaptation Special instruction files are not submitted to SpeechMagic If you want to listen to a special instruction file you must do this via your SpeechExec Worklist Recognition and correction Recognition is done within the SpeechMagic system Information about recognition is not provided in SpeechExec If you want to correct these dictations you must start the SpeechMagic Correction Manager Dragon NaturallySpeaking If you have Scansoft Dragon NaturallySpeaking installed you can send SpeechExec dictations to the Dragon system for speech recognition For detailed information on working with Dragon NaturallySpeaking refer to the Dragon NaturallySpeaking Help Recording format When dictation sound files and their associated special instruction files are sent for speech recognition to Dragon NaturallySpeaking the recording format is converted to wav PCM 16Bit Mono with the same sampling rate as the original file e g 11 kHz to 44 kHz The following formats are automatically converted wma MP3 wav dss files The progress of the conversion is displayed Converted dictation files are saved to the SpeechExec Temp folder the original file remains in its original folder The recognition system When the files have been converted they are se
54. cryption these actions are performed You have also configured settings for emailing dictations this action cannot be performed The downloaded dictations are stored in your Outbox and the Local Work folder Back in your hotel or in your client s office you can make an email connection When you now click Send and Receive in your SpeechExec program the dictations stored in your Outbox are transferred When you return to your office and have the network connection again synchronization is performed For more information see below For more troubleshooting information refer to the corresponding section in this Online Help See Lost network connection Synchronization When you start SpeechExec or when you select Synchronize from the File menu the program verifies whether there are any dictations in the Local Work folder This folder is usually empty When SpeechExec finds dictations the program verifies the availability of the required network folders to start synchronization A message is displayed which informs you about the dictations which are going to be moved from the Local Work folder to the respective network folders Note If dictations with the state lt Transcription pending gt are located in the transcriptionist s Local Work folder the target folder on the network is defined by the author profile If no author profile has been defined the author s Inbox folder will be used for synchronization Instructions SpeechExec sup
55. d mapping them to folders in the file system is useful for transcriptionists for organizing their input This way they can for example create individual folders for the authors they work for and map them to the required author folders Now when on the other hand you really want to create an authentic new folder see below 14 SpeechExec Pro Transcribe Creating a new folder This section describes how to create not only a new folder in the SpeechExec tree view pane but at the same time also a new folder in the file system 1 Right click inside the tree view pane and select New Folder The corresponding dialog box is displayed 2 Type in the name for the folder modify the visibility properties if required and browse for the path g New Folder I Name Personal I Visible Yeg E eea m o SS I Show contents Mo OF Cancel be 3 In the Browse For Folder dialog box define the location for the new folder for example My Computer Local Disk C 4 Next and this is the really important part click Make New Folder Congratulations You have just created a new folder in the file system on your C drive If you want to use the same folder name which you have defined in the New Folder dialog box type in the name right click and select Rename Browse For Folder Browse For Folder Desktop E My Computer 2 My Documents E 344 Floppy 43 e My Computer e Local Disk C E q 315 Floppy 4 El 5
56. d workgroup capabilities SMTP Simple Mail Transfer Protocol is the standard email protocol on the Internet used for sending email messages between servers SMTP defines the message format and the message transfer agent MTA which stores and forwards the email SMTP servers route SMTP messages throughout the Internet to a mail server that stores incoming mail messages The messages can then be retrieved with an email client using POP3 The mail server uses POP3 to communicate with the user s email program POP3 Post Office Protocol 3 is a standard interface between an email client program and the mail server POP3 is the most common access protocol used for Internet email POP3 stores incoming email messages until users log on and download them All pending messages and attachments are downloaded when users check their email You can create Add button edit Modify button and delete Delete button email profiles The content and recipients of emails are defined in the Dictation settings For more information see Non automatic delivery The Default profile you select Set As Default button is used to send and receive dictations via email For information on emails see Setting up your email profile New Email Profile dialog box Select one of the following Simple MAPI Activate this option if you have a mail system installed which supports Simple MAPI For example Microsoft Outlook Express When you click OK the MAPI Settings
57. dialog box is displayed 52 SpeechExec Pro Transcribe Extended MAPI Activate this option if you have a mail system installed which supports Extended MAPI For example Microsoft Outlook Novell GroupWise When you click OK the MAPI Settings dialog box is displayed SMTP POP3 Activate this option if you are using a POP3 server for incoming mail and an SMTP server for outgoing mail If you select this option no email client is involved Communication is done directly with the POP SMTP server When you click OK the POP SMTP Settings dialog box is displayed Lotus Notes Activate this option if you have Lotus Notes installed Novell GroupWise Activate this option if you have GroupWise installed New profile name Enter a name for the email profile and click OK MAPI Settings dialog box You can make the following settings for sending and receiving emails via MAPI Profile Select the email profile in some cases this can be the name of the mail client you are using Note The email profile is generally created during the installation and configuration of the mail client s MAPI subsystem Address prefix Select the prefix of the email address This is the internal prefix of the email address some mail clients require that this prefix is specified For example SMTP if your MAPI client is Outlook or Outlook Express NGW if it is Novell Groupwise or LOTUS in case you are using Lotus Notes Password Enter the password for logg
58. e downloaded to the specified destination folder The author name in the dss file is used to define the destination folder If no author profile is defined the dictations are downloaded to the Inbox folder e Synchronization When the contents of the Local Work folder are synchronized with the network folders the target network folders for dictations with the state lt Transcription pending gt are defined by the author profiles If no author profile is defined the Inbox folder is used for synchronization For more information see Folder types Local Work folder Decryption When authors encrypt their dictations you can store the decryption password as part of the author profile This means that the dictations will be decrypted automatically without you having to enter the password every time an encrypted dictation arrives If SpeechExec does not find an author profile for an encrypted dictation the following use cases are supported e SpeechExec will try to decrypt the dictation with the substitute password This is a universal password shared between authors and transcriptionists system wide e Ifthe substitute password does not work you will be prompted to enter a password Note Transcriptionists can encrypt dictations based on the author profile If no author profile is defined the substitute password will be used for encrypting dictations How to create an author profile To set up an author profile do the following 1 O
59. ecific Keyword assignment This assignment matches the defined content string for Keyword 1 which can be typed into the field For more information about defining DPM Keywords see Keyword Definition Delete files on the DPM after download is finished Deletes the downloaded dictation files on the DPM after they have been transferred to the PC Protection Enabling the following option protects the DPM configuration Protect device configuration This means that the settings for the DPM which have been made with the SpeechExec Pro Dictate program cannot be changed by users when they are working with the DPM If the device protection is enabled the following DPM menu entries cannot be accessed and changed e The menu entry for setting the date and time e The menu entry for setting the Standard Play or Long Play mobile recording format e The menu entry for enabling and disabling the device beep e The menu entry for setting the microphone sensitivity e The menu entry for enabling and disabling voice activated recording e The menu entry for enabling and disabling the backlit display function e The menu entry for changing the contrast setting e The menu entry for showing and hiding the remaining time e The menu entry for reformatting the memory card Allowed characters The following characters and symbols can be used for defining Keyword entries usage and content 76 SpeechExec Pro Transcribe DPM Wizard DPM Configu
60. ed on that date are stored in the subfolder Depending on the setting made when transcription is finished dictations which were sent by email are moved from the Sent Items folder to the Archive folder or deleted Intray This is a virtual folder that gathers together all dictations that are available for you to work on This includes dictations stored in other folders e Outbox Dictations waiting to be sent by email or FTP e ia Sent Items Dictations which have been successfully sent by email or FTP are moved here from the Outbox folder Fi DPM Dictations that are currently located on the DPM If a DPM is connected to the PC the folder name also indicates the version of the DPM for example DPM9450 Dictation list Click a folder in the tree view to view the dictations stored in that folder in your dictation list Click anywhere in a row of the list to select a dictation Double click a dictation to open it for editing For information on navigating the dictation list with shortcuts see Keyboard shortcuts Right click a dictation to open a menu with the following commands Delete Rename Copy to Folder Move to Folder Change Dictation State Dictation Properties For an explanation of these functions see Edit menu Columns Dictation properties are displayed in columns in your dictation list The column heading describes the property You can decide which columns you want displayed Go to the View menu and se
61. emporary folder e Email FTP The method the dictation is delivered for transcription Indicates if the file contains email information this icon is displayed in your dictation list Jor if the file contains FTP information this icon is displayed in your dictation list a Click the icon to view this information e Locked Indicates Yes No if a dictation is currently being worked on by a user this icon is displayed in your dictation list Ea For example if the phase and state is lt Dictation in progress gt or lt Transcription in progress gt e Instruction file Indicates Yes No if the author has recorded a special instruction for the corresponding dictation This icon is displayed in your dictation list 4 e Dictation name The name of the dictation file File tab This tab of the Dictation Properties dialog box contains information on the properties of the dictation file this information is provided by the file system The following file properties are available e File attributes The attributes of the file for example archive read only hidden e File size bytes The length in bytes of the dictation file e Creation time The date and time when the dictation file was created in DD MM YYYY HH MM SS day month year hours minutes seconds This is not the time the dictation file was first saved e Last access time The date and time of the last time the dictation file was opened in DD MM YYYY HH MM SS e Last write t
62. extraneous telephone costs Hang up automatically when sending receiving updating is finished Activate this option to have SpeechExec automatically terminate the connection to the Internet No message is displayed before this action is performed Important Please note that if you hang up automatically you might lose your connection unexpectedly if after your dictations have been sent you want to remain connected to the Internet in order to perform activities outside SpeechExec It is also possible that if you activate this option SpeechExec could terminate an Internet connection made by another program for example Microsoft Outlook 54 SpeechExec Pro Transcribe Dial automatically before checking for new messages notifications Activate this option to automatically connect to the Internet via SpeechExec If this setting is not activated it is not possible to send emails unless you have a dial up connection via another program outside SpeechExec Do not download messages larger than Enter the number of kilobytes based on what your system can process This setting prevents you receiving emails larger than your system can easily handle Downloading very large messages can affect the performance of your PC FTP profile Here you can define how dictations are uploaded and downloaded for transcription via FTP File Transfer Protocol FTP is a standard Internet protocol for exchanging any type of file between computers on the Internet usi
63. f the automatic download functionality is enabled The DPM Download Configuration program is delivered with the following default Keywords defined e Keyword 1 Usage string Author Content string DPM Example Defining usage strings each with 3 content strings for Keyword 2 and Keyword 3 1 For the Usage of Keyword 2 type Subject 2 For the Content of Keyword 2 type use a separate row for each entry Radiology Surgery Patient 3 For the Usage of Keyword 3 type Action 4 For the Content of Keyword 3 type use a separate row for each entry None Immediate Refer The maximum number of characters for each usage and content entry is 15 Each Keyword can have 1 usage entry and 20 content entries This information is transferred to the DPM where the author selects the subject names and actions for each dictation Note DPM 9250 and DPM 9350 enable you to define and assign two Keywords for every dictation file DPM 9400 DPM 9450 Philips 9750 and Philips 9850 enable to define up to five Keywords For DPM 9220 and DPM 9360 only one predefined Keyword is available which cannot be changed The predefined usage string for the predefined DPM 9220 and DPM 9360 Keyword is Folder the predefined content strings are Folder 1 to Folder 10 78 SpeechExec Pro Transcribe DPM Wizard DPM Buttons On this page you can enable and disable various buttons on the DPM The check mark next to a button name indicates that the button is currently
64. f you have a speech recognition system installed the Submit for Speech Recognition option is available in the File menu and on the toolbar gt If you have both speech recognition systems installed the Speech Recognition Program dialog box is displayed when you select this option You must specify which system is to be used for recognizing SpeechExec dictations Both authors and transcriptionists can submit dictations for speech recognition Dictations can be submitted for speech recognition from any folder in your tree view and with any dictation state unless the state is lt In progress gt You can submit more than one dictation at a time CTRL and SHIFT keys Dictation files which have been submitted for speech recognition remain in their original SpeechExec folder Encrypted files which are submitted for speech recognition are decrypted to the SpeechExec Temp folder The text document created by the speech recognition system remains within the speech recognition system Speech recognition is not supported for dictations with the following recording formats e wav files with a sampling rate of less than 11kHz e g 8kHz files are not supported e dss files with the Long Play or Long Play mobile format SpeechMagic If you have Philips SpeechMagic installed you can send SpeechExec dictations to the SpeechMagic system for speech recognition For detailed information on working with SpeechMagic refer to the SoeechMagic Online Help
65. g file names 71 Creating one file only 71 79 D Default dictation properties 40 Default Keyword 73 78 Default shortcuts 26 Define filters 83 Deleting a folder 42 95 Delivery settings 52 Description of dictation properties 67 Device type 63 Device specific settings 71 Dial up profile 54 Dictate window 20 Dictation finished 51 Dictation life cycle 11 Dictation list 25 Dictation list color 25 Dictation list filter 83 Dictation list refresh 59 Dictation properties 40 50 67 69 Dictation properties overview 67 Dictation properties Audio tab 68 Dictation properties File tab 68 Dictation settings 49 Disable DPM buttons 72 Display dictation properties 50 Display mode 65 DL S 71 79 Dongle 9 Download DPM 51 Download DPM 62 Download DPM files 62 Download DPM Files dialog box 70 Download file name 51 Download file type 75 Download file type Wizard page 77 Download mode 75 Download mode Wizard page 77 Download Settings 75 Downloading DPM files 44 DPM overivew 70 DPM buttons Wizard page 79 DPM Configuration 71 73 75 76 DPM Configuration Wizard 77 78 79 80 81 DPM download 62 70 DPM file names Wizard page 81 DPM file path 62 DPM files 44 DPM firmware updates 57 DPM menu 21 DPM program options 63 DPM settings 62 Dragon NaturallySpeaking 86 E Edit dictation list 25 Edit dictation properties 40 Edit menu 21
66. gs are read only 48 SpeechExec Pro Transcribe Dictation Dictation settings overview f The following Dictation settings can be defined e Automatic conversion e Dictation properties e Encryption e Start suspend transcription e Finish transcription e Download DPM e Author profiles e User preferences Automatic conversion Here you can define the audio format of dictation files which were not created in SpeechExec and which have a format that only supports playback wma MP3 etc In order to open a dictation and continue recording in these files they must be converted to a SpeechExec format which supports recording You can also convert dictations when you have finished recording This is useful if you need a specific format to process the dictation within another program For example if you are using a speech recognition system The following options are available Convert automatically when opening a dictation Activate this option to automatically convert the dictation file to the configured audio format wav or dss file when the dictation is opened Click the Configure button to select the audio format you want Convert automatically when finishing a dictation Activate this option to automatically convert the dictation file to the configured audio format wav or dss file when the dictation is finished Click the Configure button to select the audio format you want Configuring the audio format Cl
67. h DPM files see Downloading DPM files DPM Wizard Download Mode and File Type On this page you set the mode for transferring files from the DPM to the PC You also define what type of files are transferred Additionally you can set whether files on the DPM should be deleted from the device once they have been downloaded Download mode e After connecting The file transfer from the DPM to the PC is started automatically when you connect your DPM to the PC e After pressing DL VC button The file transfer from the DPM to the PC is started when you press the DL VC button on the DPM Note On DPM 9350 this is the DL button On DPM 9400 this is the DL S INSTR button On DPM 9450 this is the DL VC button On Philips 9750 and Philips 9850 this is the DOWNLOAD button Download file type e All files All files on the DPM are transferred to the PC e EOL files Only files with the EOL indication are transferred from the DPM to the PC e File selection Displays the File Selection for Download dialog box This dialog box lists all files on the DPM Only the files you select in this dialog box are transferred from the DPM to the PC e Files with Keyword 1 Downloads all files with a specific Keyword assignment This assignment matches the defined content string for Keyword 1 which can be typed into the field For more information about defining DPM Keywords see Keyword Definition T SpeechExec Pro Transcribe Deleting files Delete
68. he SpeechExec mapped drive this option is recommended e Modify the security policy to fully trust the Local Intranet zone this option is not recommended 89 SpeechExec Pro Transcribe Fully trust SpeechExec mapped drive To modify the security policy to fully trust the SpeechExec mapped drive do the following 1 Go to the Start menu Control Panel Administrative Tools and double click Microsoft NET Framework 1 1 Configuration The corresponding dialog box is displayed Expand Runtime Security Policy Machine Code Groups Right click All_Code and select New The corresponding wizard is displayed Fill in the pages as follows Create Code Group i n Xx Identify the new Code Group The new code group should have a name and description to help others Understand its use Create a new code group Mame SpeechExec Description Import a code group From a XML File Browse Back Cancel Create Code Group Choose a condition type The membership condition determines whether or not an assembly meets specific requirements to get the permissions associated with a code group Choose the condition type For this code group an Code hi All Code Application Directory lt Back Cancel 90 SpeechExec Pro Transcribe Create Code Group p a m x Choose a condition type The membership condition determines whether or not an assembly meets specific requirements to get the
69. ich have been archived for longer than the specified number of days including the respective subfolders For information about the available purge settings see General Settings Purge page 19 SpeechExec Pro Transcribe Basics Starting the program To start the program go to the Start menu of your Windows operating system and select Programs SpeechExec The program main window is opened Starting the program in hidden mode If the program has been started in hidden mode the main window is not opened the program is active in the background When the program is active in the background it is available via the program icon in the notification area of the Windows task bar Seay Note The program can be started in hidden mode using the h command line parameter Alternatively if the appropriate setting is made during the installation process the program is automatically started in hidden mode and active in the background when the PC is started Right click the icon to display the program menu with the following menu commands Show Worklist Hide Worklist Exit Worklist Compact Mode Recorder only available if the Recorder is in expanded mode Expanded Mode Recorder only available if the Recorder is in compact mode Closing the program To completely shut down the program go to the File menu and select Exit To close the program but still have it active in the background click the x in the top right corner of the main wi
70. ick OK to accept the changes and close the dialog box The selected properties are displayed in the Dictation Properties dialog box Dictation tab This tab of the Dictation Properties dialog box contains information about the dictation The following default dictation properties are available e Notification When notification is to be sent at which phase and state change for example when the phase becomes lt Transcription finished gt You can select more than one option here e Attach file to notification Indicates if files dictation files or documents should be attached to the notification when transcription is finished e Email address for notification The author s email address notifications are sent to this address e Author The name of the person who created the dictation For DPM files this is the Keyword 1 definition e Revision author The name of the person who works on the dictation file and closes the file with the Suspend or Finish buttons in the Recorder module but did not create the dictation e Title Descriptive text for the dictation e Keyword Text which can be used as a search string in a workflow environment e Comment Additional information on the dictation such as instructions for transcription e Priority Indicates the priority setting of the dictation file The default range is O 15 with O being the lowest priority and 15 the highest Note If the dictation file is a DPM file the priority values
71. ick the Configure button the Select Audio Format dialog box is displayed The supported audio formats recommended for conversion are listed in the Format menu Select the format and attributes to be applied to dictation files When you select a format the available attributes which can be selected for that format are listed below Show all sound file formats Activate this option to include additional audio formats in the Format menu Note These additional audio formats are not recommended for conversion Recording and playback is not supported for these formats It might be useful to convert when finishing a dictation for later processing or if transcription is done within another program 49 SpeechExec Pro Transcribe Dictation properties Here you can define when dictation properties are automatically displayed for viewing and editing The following options are available Before starting transcription Activate this option to display the Dictation Properties dialog box when you click the D toolbar button When suspending a transcription Activate this option to display the Dictation Properties dialog box when you click the Suspend button in the Player module When finishing a transcription Activate this option to display the Dictation Properties dialog box when you click the Finish button in the Player module After DPM download Activate this option to display the Dictation Properties dialog box when you are downloading dictations f
72. ies to be included in the file name The naming convention is also based on the order of the items of information the item at the top of the list comes at the start of the file name The Up and Down buttons are used to reorder the file information Copy to Backup folder automatically when finishing downloading a dictation Activate this option to save a copy of the DPM file in your Backup folder when it is downloaded Author profiles Here you can define individual profiles for the authors whose dictations you transcribe Add button These profiles are used to identify dictations sent by email and which author they belong to The author can then receive information about the transcription state of the dictations You can also edit these profiles Modify button and remove any that are no longer relevant Delete button Note The author encrypts the dictations before sending them You need this password in order to be able to access the dictations You must ensure that you have the password for every author whose dictations your transcribe User preferences Here you can define user preferences The following options are available User name Displays your user name Click Edit to change your user name This name is displayed in the status bar of the main window when transcription is in progress Note When dictations are on a network this user name can be made visible in your dictation list It identifies the user who worked on the dictati
73. ile name in the following way Wats001i dss 71 SpeechExec Pro Transcribe Dictation number This setting defines the numbering sequence for dictation sound files recorded on the DPM The Continue existing sequence option leaves the current numbering sequence on the DPM unchanged The Start new sequence option enables you to define a new numbering sequence The number which is entered in the field will be used for the next file recorded on the DPM This resets the counter not only for the next file but also for all subsequent files AM PM time format This setting defines that the time is displayed in the 12 hour time format with AM PM symbols on the DPM Otherwise the time is displayed in the standard 24 hour format Note The date is always displayed in the YYYY MM DD format Special instructions Spoken instructions Index Depending on the DPM which is connected this setting defines that the DL VC button on the DPM records a special instruction or a spoken instruction or sets an Index marker when it is pressed during recording This is the DL Index button on the DPM 9360 and the DL S INSTR button on the DPM 9400 Note The functionality for recording spoken instructions is only available with DPM 9400 DPM 9450 Philips 9750 and Philips 9850 For more information about recording spoken instructions with these devices refer to their User Manuals Note Pressing the DL button on the DPM when the device is connected to the PC starts tra
74. ilter conditions A filter condition is made up of three parts a column name an operator and a value Column name This is a list of all available column headings e g Locked Operator This operator compares the column name and the value There are the following operators click an operator to view its definition and an example oF gt lt lt LIKE NOTLIRE CONTAINS STARTS WITH Value This is where you define the specific information of the filter For example an author s name or the name of a workflow phase 82 SpeechExec Pro Transcribe Note The Filter dialog box does not recognize the dictation state names To filter for a state name enter the following number in the Value column lt recording in progress gt O lt recording suspended gt 1 lt transcription pending gt 2 lt transcription in progress gt 3 lt transcription suspended gt 4 lt transcription finished gt 5 Logical operators To combine filter conditions you can select the following logical operators AND This means that the displayed filter results fulfill all specified filter conditions Click here for an example OR This means that the displayed filter results fulfill at least one of the specified filter conditions Click here for an example Defining custom filters To define a custom filter do the following 1 Click New 2 Select the Column name property and the Operator comparison algorithm and type the specific inform
75. ime The date and time of the last changes to the dictation file in DD MM YYYY HH MM SS Note These properties are read only Audio tab This tab of the Dictation Properties dialog box describes the audio format of the dictation file If the file is converted some properties will be changed Note It is identical to the WAVEFORMATEX structure Waveform audio data of Microsoft Windows which defines the audio format used for sound files These properties may not fully describe dictation files of other audio formats The following audio format properties are available e Format name The name of the audio format For example Philips CELP e Format tag The type of audio format This is an integer value for example 288 for Philips CELP e Average bytes sec The required average rate of data transfer in bytes per second This can be for example calculated per the specification of the format Philips CELP which has an average per second of 2400 produces 2400 bytes per second This is necessary to calculate the size of the file from the given audio length 68 SpeechExec Pro Transcribe e Bits sample The bits per sample for the Format tag For example 8 or 16 e Block align The minimum atomic unit in bytes of data for the Format tag e Channels The number of channels in the audio data For example one for mono e Extra bytes The size in bytes additionally required to specify the format the additional size in bytes of the wave
76. import and click Open The selected files are displayed in the SpeechExec Import dialog box Y Import Import files File name Browse Options Import location O e Delete files after importing 3 If required define or modify the target import folder by clicking Change 4 Click Import to start the import process Additional information e To add more files to your selection click Browse again e Activate the Delete files after importing option to delete the imported files from their original location e When you import dictations any related files e g instruction files or xml files are imported automatically 47 SpeechExec Pro Transcribe General Settings General settings overview The General Settings dialog box is where you make settings for the behavior of SpeechExec The left pane contains a tree when you select an option in the tree the available settings are displayed on the right Click on the toolbar or go to the Settings menu and select General Settings In the General Settings dialog box you can make the following settings Dictation a Delivery w Update Z worklist i DPM EY Recorder Player When you have made all the settings you want on a page click Apply and open another page When you have made all your settings click OK to close the dialog box Important All or some of these settings can be pre configured and locked by your system administrator locked settin
77. in the dictation list and click this button on the SpeechExec Pro Dictate toolbar Er e Select a dictation in the dictation list right click it and select Dictation Properties from the menu File name Dictation length Author authorQ0s wav 00 00 15 Autor author 2 wavy 00 00 14 Autor 1 n reed ne Ae E Delete 8 Rename Copy to Folder j Move to Folder H Change Dictation State Dictatio pene STRG 7 40 SpeechExec Pro Transcribe e Select a dictation in the dictation list go to the Edit menu and select Dictation Properties All options listed above display the Dictation Properties dialog box which enables you to define or modify properties for a selected dictation See Dictation Properties overview e You can also directly edit the dictation properties which are displayed in the dictation list See Edit individual properties in the dictation list in this topic How to edit individual properties in the dictation list Your dictation list displays a number of dictation properties as columns Note The dictation list columns can be configured via the View menu Columns See Menus You can edit these properties directly in the dictation list without opening the dictation Proceed as follows 1 Enter Edit mode for the dictation property you want to change by right clicking the required cell State File name Keyword Eo Transcription pending authordO3 waw ConT ext 1 Ewa d
78. ing do not overrule each other If the DPM has been configured with both settings users will have to scan in the barcode information first mandatory setting To overwrite the barcode information with a Keyword set they can enter the Keyword menu manually on the DPM and change the assignment Note The Linked Keywords setting and the Barcode into Keywords setting are not available with DPM 9220 The Barcode into Keywords setting is not available with DPM 9750 Keyword Options DPM 9450 The Keyword Options page of the DPM Configuration dialog box enables you to define input options for Keywords Unlike other DPM versions when you are using the DPM 9450 you can make different settings for individual Keywords 74 SpeechExec Pro Transcribe Note For information on Keyword input options for other DPM versions see Keyword Options general You can assign the Keywords for the input options listed below Activate the check boxes of those Keywords you want to set the selected input option for If you do not want to set an input option make sure all check boxes are deactivated Mandatory input This setting defines the Keyword selection as mandatory This means that you have to provide the required Keyword input before you can start recording Barcode scanning into This setting enables you to scan barcode information into Keyword fields when using the DPM in combination with the DPM Barcode Scanner Module LFH 9284 You have to provide the re
79. ing on to the mail client POP SMTP Settings dialog box You can make the following settings for sending and receiving emails via SMTP POP3 SMTP settings Server Enter the name of the server This can also be the IP address User Enter the user name for logging on to the SMTP server Password Enter the password for logging on to the SMTP server Sender s address Enter your email address Port number Enter the port number which identifies the SMTP service Some services or processes have conventionally assigned permanent port numbers Click the Default button to select this number automatically Use SMTP authentication Activate this option if your SMTP server registers legitimate sender addresses for outgoing mail 53 SpeechExec Pro Transcribe POP settings Server Enter the name of the server This can also be the IP address User Enter the user name for logging on to the POP server Password Enter the password for logging on to the POP server Port number Enter the port number which identifies the POP service Some services or processes have conventionally assigned permanent port numbers Click the Default button to select this number automatically Lotus Notes Settings dialog box You can make the following settings for sending and receiving emails via Lotus Notes User Enter the user name for logging on to Lotus Notes Password Enter the password for logging on to Lotus Notes GroupWise Settings dialog
80. ing the entry press the ENTER key e ENTER key use this key to move from one Keyword entry to the next in a horizontal direction left to right For example when you type a usage string for Keyword 1 and press ENTER you automatically move to the usage field of Keyword 2 When typing the first content string for Keyword 1 and pressing ENTER you automatically move to the first content field of Keyword 2 Transfer button Click this button to transfer the Keyword definitions immediately to DPM device which is connected Other DPM settings you have made in the DPM Configuration dialog box are not transferred to the device with this action Keyword Options general The Keyword Options page of the DPM Configuration dialog box enables users to make settings for linking sets of Keywords and scanning barcode information into keywords Note For information on Keyword input options using DPM 9450 see Keyword Options DPM 9450 Barcode into Keywords This setting enables you to scan barcode information into Keyword fields when using the DPM in combination with the DPM Barcode Scanner Module LFH 9284 The Barcode into Keywords setting is a mandatory setting This means that when users create a new dictation file on the DPM and have the Barcode Module attached they must scan in the barcode information before they can start to record the dictation If no Barcode Module is attached to the DPM the setting will be ignored For more information o
81. inue working on this dictation the dictation is moved to your Suspended folder with the state lt Transcription suspended gt Situation 2 The SpeechExec Player module stops responding while you are recording a dictation Solution 2 In the Worklist module go to the folder where the dictation is stored and select it You can continue working as normal Remarks No information is lost The Worklist module will restore your dictation with all data and properties intact Installing to a network folder Problem SpeechExec works when installed locally but throws a Security Exception when installed or moved to a network folder Situation NET programs use code access security CAS CAS is different from traditional security systems in that it assigns trust to the software program rather than users When a program is installed locally the program is run from your local PC this is the My Computer zone of the PC When a program is installed centrally the program is run from a server or a shared network drive mapped on your PC this is the Local Intranet zone By default any program that is run from the My Computer zone will get a permission set of full trust unrestricted permission to do anything feasible However by default there is a more restrictive permission set given to Local Intranet assemblies Solution There are two ways to make SpeechExec work from the Local Intranet zone e Modify the security policy to fully trust t
82. is connected to the PC Transfer DPM settings automatically when connecting DPM Automatically retrieves the DPM configuration which is stored on the device when the DPM is connected to the PC The settings from the device overrule the device specific settings in the program 63 SpeechExec Pro Transcribe Recorder Player Recorder Player settings overview The following Recorder Player settings can be defined e Options e Appearance e Playback e Foot Control Options Here you can define options for working with the Player module The following options are available Spoken instructions on Activate this option to be able to record and work with spoken instructions All Player module options for controlling spoken instructions are available such as menu commands The following buttons are also available in the Player module Record Spoken Instructions Previous Spoken Instruction Next Spoken Instruction If this option is not activated working with spoken instructions is not possible Special instructions on Activate this option to be able to record and work with special instructions All Recorder module options for controlling special instructions are available such as menu commands The following buttons are also available in the Player module Record Special instructions Eplay Special Instructions Delete Special Instruction If this option is not activated working with special instructions is not
83. is file name Wats001 dss the first four characters of the author name are used for the file name e Prefix The file name creation is based on the predefined prefix string The prefix string may not have more than 4 characters Example Author Watson defines the prefix string Memo The DPM generates this file name Memo001 dss Dictation number This setting defines the numbering sequence for dictation sound files on the DPM e Continue existing sequence The current numbering sequence on the DPM remains unchanged Example Author Watson selects this option to continue the current numbering sequence There are already 15 files on the DPM therefore the DPM continues the file numbering as follows Wats016 dss Wats017 dss Wats018 dss Wats019 dss and so on e Start new sequence The number which is entered in the field will be used for creating a new numbering sequence after the settings have been transferred to the DPM This means that the next new file and from that point on all subsequent files will use the new numbering sequence Example Author Watson selects this option to create a new numbering sequence and types the following number into the field 700 The DPM generates file numbers as follows Wats100 dss Wats101 dss Wats102 dss Wats103 dss and so on DPM Wizard Completed On this page you transfer the settings you have just made to the DPM by clicking the Finish button If you click Finish the DPM Configuration Wizard
84. is topic When the first phase is finished you will receive a notification if configured on your screen and the DPM will display a smiley symbol At this stage it is safe to disconnect the DPM In the second phase any workflow related operations are performed This means the files are moved to their destination folders and subsequent tasks like file conversion or file renaming take place 44 SpeechExec Pro Transcribe How to Download DPM files using Keyword 1 This example uses preconfigured settings for transferring files from the DPM to the PC and describes a basic automatic download configuration Proceed as follows 1 On the General Settings Download page activate the following options Automatic download Show download progress on PC Sound notification when download complete On the DPM Configuration Download Settings page activate these options After connecting Files with Keyword 1 Delete files on the DPM after download is finished For the purpose of this example configuration let us assume that Keyword 1 has been configured with the author s name So type MyName into the field Files with Keyword 1 When you now connect the DPM to your PC and SpeechExec is running the following operations are performed e When the DPM is connected to the PC any dictations with the Keyword assignment AuthorName are automatically transferred from the DPM to the PC The files are deleted on the DPM after they have been
85. ks registered trademarks or service marks of their respective owner System requirements The SpeechExec Pro Dictate module requires the following hardware and software specifications in order to function properly Hardware requirements e The minimum requirement for your processor is Pentium II with 233 MHz and 64 MB RAM The recommended requirement for your processor is Pentium II with 500 MHz and 128 MB RAM e 30 MB hard disk space is required e Microsoft NET 1 1 Framework requires 150 MB of free disk space for installation and 110 MB for runtime e A Philips Sound Blaster or compatible sound card is needed if no SpeechMike USB or USB Adapter Box 6220 is used e Aself powered USB port for SpeechMike USB Software requirements For all operating systems listed below we recommend that you apply the latest Service Pack available before installing SpeechExec e Microsoft Windows 2000 Note For DPM make sure you have Service Pack 3 applied e Microsoft Windows XP Home or Professional edition SpeechExec Pro Transcribe Introduction Introduction overview This section provides an introduction to some basic concepts of SpeechExec Use the links below to access the individual Help topics e Licensing and dongle e Phases and states e Folder types e Local Work folder e Instructions e Archive backup and purge Licensing and dongle SpeechExec supports a workstation based licensing scheme which includes the S
86. l For example if DPM files which were not finished with the EOL button but are ready for transcription are downloaded they have the dictation state lt Recording suspended gt This means that you cannot open them You must change the dictation state to lt Transcription pending gt Dictation Properties Displays the Dictation Properties dialog box Here you can view and edit the properties Folder Hide Hides the selected folder The folder is not visible in the tree and is no longer available Note To make a hidden folder visible can only be done from the Folders page of the General Settings dialog box Delete Deletes the selected folder you must confirm your action Note You can delete any folder that you have created yourself If this option is not available the selected folder cannot be deleted Rename Enables you to change the name of the selected folder Folder Properties Displays the Folder Properties dialog box Here you can view and edit the properties For information on working with folders see Tree view Folder operations Worklist settings folders DPM DPM Configuration Displays the DPM Configuration dialog box This dialog box enables you to configure the DPM according to your individual preferences 22 SpeechExec Pro Transcribe DPM Wizard Displays the DPM Configuration Wizard This wizard assists novice users with configuring important DPM settings Transfer Settings to DPM Sends the DPM c
87. l is the standard email protocol on the Internet used for sending email messages between servers SMTP defines the message format and the message transfer agent MTA which stores and forwards the email SMTP servers route SMTP messages throughout the Internet to a mail server that stores incoming mail messages The messages can then be retrieved with an email client using POP3 The mail server uses POP3 to communicate with the user s email program POP3 Post Office Protocol 3 is a standard interface between an email client program and the mail server POP3 is the most common access protocol used for Internet email POP3 stores incoming email messages until users log on and download them All pending messages and attachments are downloaded when users check their email Note When you use SMTP POP 3 you do not need to have an email client running on your PC e Lotus Notes e Novell GroupWise Mew Email Profile Profile type 2 Simple MAFI Select this option if jou have a mall system installed which supports Simple Extended MAFI Select this option if jou have a mall system installed which supports Extended MAFI SMTP POP3 Select this option if you are using a POPS server for incoming mail and an SMTP server for outgoing mail Lotus Notes Select this option if jou have Lotus Notes installed Novell Groupwise hs Select this option if you have GroupWise installed 3 Click OK to save the new profile and clo
88. l be displayed when a new dictation has arrived e Sound notification An audio signal will be played when a new dictation has arrived Click Browse to select your preferred sound 3 Click OK to close the General Settings dialog box and save your configuration How to configure reminders Reminders are messages which inform you about your current workload Proceed as follows 1 On the General Settings Notification page activate the Reminders on option 2 Define the interval for repeatedly displaying the reminder message for example 5 minutes Reminder Reminder on Remind every 5 mirute s 3 Click OK to close the General Settings dialog box and save your configuration How to configure automatic closing This setting will automatically close any SpeechExec notification and reminder messages Proceed as follows 1 On the General Settings Notification page activate the corresponding option Automatic closing Close notificationreminder message automatically Display message for 60 lt seconds 2 Define for how long the message should be displayed before it is closed automatically 3 Click OK to close the General Settings dialog box and save your configuration Result The result of the example configuration from above is e You will receive a visual notification when new dictations have arrived in your Intray folder New Dictation You have new dictations for transcription Dictations in Intrap Go to Wrorklist
89. lect Columns A menu with all available column headings in your dictation list is displayed Activate the corresponding check box to display a column clear the check box to hide a column You can rearrange the order of the columns Click a column heading and using drag and drop place it in the position you want The new position is indicated by red arrows es AA Dictation ler State FAR ce 4 25 SpeechExec Pro Transcribe Sorting your dictation list You can sort your dictation list ascending and descending by any column To sort your dictation list go to the View menu and select Sort A menu is displayed the column heading at the top of this menu is used as the sort criterion Select a column heading the dictation list is sorted in ascending order by this column To sort in descending order select the same column heading from the View menu again You can create a hierarchy of sort criteria In the order you want to sort for select the column headings from the View menu Each heading with this icon AS ascending or 4 descending is included You can also sort your dictation list by clicking the column heading An arrow indicates if the column is sorted in ascending or descending order This is an example of sorting in descending order Fe nane Pile name F Dictation length To apply multiple sort criteria click the column headings and press and hold SHIFT Color Some dictations are displayed with a different color
90. lection of a section of the dictation marked for deletion It removes the red frame from the section that indicates it is to be deleted For more information refer to the Deleting topic in the SoeechExec Recorder amp Player Online Help e CTRL N Creates a new dictation e CTRL O Opens the selected dictation for editing e CTRL O Opens the selected dictation for transcription e CTRL 1 Starts and stops playback e CTRL 2 Starts and stops playback of a special instruction e CTRL 3 Emails the selected dictation the Send Email dialog box is displayed e CTRL 4 Uploads the selected dictation to the FTP server 26 SpeechExec Pro Transcribe e CTRL 5 Send and receive now connects to the email system and checks for incoming and outgoing emails Any outgoing emails are sent e CTRL 6 Display the General Settings dialog box e Ctrl 7 Displays the Dictation Properties dialog box e CTRL 8 Display the DPM Configuration dialog box e CTRL 9 Display the DPM Wizard For a list of actions that can be assigned keyboard shortcuts see Keyboard settings Navigating the main window Press the TAB key to move around the main window until the focus is on the area you want Click the left mouse button in the tree view or the dictation list to give that area the focus Click the right mouse button in the tree view or the dictation list to open a menu with commands relevant to that area Menus on the menu bar can be opened
91. ll on the DPM and not on the PC Automatic Activate this option if you want the path for the DPM to be automatically detected Manual Activate this option to select where the DPM files will be saved This is not recommended and should only be activated if the program is unable to find the DPM for example in a Citrix environment Path This is the location for the DPM files on the PC The path for the DPM can be assigned manually by typing the path into the corresponding field or by clicking the Browse button 62 SpeechExec Pro Transcribe Program options Here you can define options for working with your DPM The following options are available Device type Displays the type of DPM which was last connected to the PC and enables you to select a different type If the device is still connected selecting a different type is not possible When a different DPM type is connected this setting is changed automatically to the DPM which is connected Note This option also enables you to create configuration files for different types of DPMs without having the device connected to the PC It is also possible to create one configuration file with all possible settings for all types of DPM devices If this file is used for configuring different devices with different functions only the supported settings are transferred to the device Synchronize DPM time with PC time Adjusts the time displayed on the DPM with the time of the PC when the DPM
92. ll through the list using the scroll bar and arrows to the right of the navigation pane e Enter a word or phrase in Type in the keyword to find If a keyword already exists that matches your entry the list will automatically display that keyword If no keyword exists the list will display the word nearest to your entry at the top Note If the keyword you have selected occurs in more than one topic a dialog box is displayed listing all topics relating to that keyword Select the topic you want to see and click Display to open the topic in the topic pane Alternatively double click the topic Using search Click the Search tab at the top of the navigation pane to display the search engine options in the pane The search engine enables you to search for specific words or phrases throughout the Help system To locate topics with the search engine 1 Enter a word or phrase you want to search for in Type in the word s to search for 2 Ifyou want to qualify your search or use a combination of words click the H icon to the right of the field and select from the following options AND OR NEAR NOT 3 Click List Topics All topics in the Help system that contain the word s you searched for are listed in Select Topic to display 4 Select a Help topic and click Display or double click it The topic is displayed in the topic pane All occurrences of the word s you entered are highlighted Note You can turn the search highlight o
93. ly it works as a USB hub to support other Philips dictation devices Important e Do not remove the dongle while SpeechExec is running You will not be able to create or open dictations any longer The built in security mechanism however guarantees that you will be able to finish work on the currently open dictation e When the dongle is removed recording into the DSS format is not possible any longer This also applies to the currently open dictation e If no dongle is present when starting the program you will receive an error message Re attach the dongle e The dongle has been designed especially for and tested only with Philips USB dictation devices Other USB devices may not function correctly when connected to the PC via the SpeechExec dongle Troubleshooting If you receive a message that no valid license can be found or if you encounter dongle related problems try the following e Disconnect your SpeechExec dongle from the USB port and reconnect it e Verify that your dongle works correctly via the Device Manager tool in your Control Panel You find the Device Manager on the Hardware tab of System in Control Panel The Device Manager is an administrative tool for viewing and changing device properties updating device drivers configuring device settings and uninstalling devices E Device Manager File ss Disk drives 3 Display adapters h 24 DYDICO ROM drives 49 Floppy disk controllers H a Human Interfa
94. mat is used for recording dictations on the DPM You also set the sensitivity level for the audio input via the built in microphone Recording Format e SP Standard Play 13 7 kbit s This recording format provides excellent audio quality It is recommended when the dictation sound files are used for example for speech recognition With this format about 312 minutes of recording time are available on a 32 MB memory card e LPm Long Play mobile 9 1 kbit s This recording format provides good audio quality With this format about 468 minutes of recording time are available on a 32 MB memory card Microphone sensitivity e Low This setting is recommended when recording dictations in a noisy environment e Medium This is the default setting and recommended when recording dictations in a normal environment e High This setting is recommended when for example recording at a conference 80 SpeechExec Pro Transcribe DPM Wizard DPM File Names On this page you define how the file names of DPM recordings are generated File name This setting defines how DPM file names are created e Keyword 1 The file name creation is based on the predefined Keyword 1 Example Keyword 1 is Author this is what has been defined as the Keyword 1 usage see Keyword Definition The entries for the keyword usage are a selection of author s names Jones Singh Watson Author Watson selects the respective author name on the DPM The DPM generates th
95. most cases this will be the author s Finished folder which is usually mapped to one of the transcriptionist s Pending folders If these files are downloaded using automatic download the dictation state is automatically set to lt Transcription pending gt Any DPM files for which no author profile can be found are downloaded to the transcriptionist s Inbox folder 46 SpeechExec Pro Transcribe Workflow operations after download The following workflow operations may be performed when the DPM file download is finished e Converting the audio format see Automatic conversion e Copying of files to the Backup folder see Dictation finished Automatic download DPM and Archive backup and purge e Renaming of files see Dictation finished Automatic download DPM e Sending of emails with dictations as attachments see Dictation finished Automatic download DPM and Email profile e Displaying the Dictation Properties dialog box for entering missing SpeechExec information For example when you download files from DPM 9220 you can provide the author name see Dictation Properties overview Importing dictations When you import dictations you browse for the dictations and define a target folder Any additional files belonging to the dictation files will also be imported Proceed as follows 1 Go to the File menu and select Import The Import dialog box from SpeechExec is displayed 2 Click Browse to select the files you want to
96. n 69 SpeechExec Pro Transcribe DPM DPM overview You can create dictations on a DPM Digital Pocket Memo and then download these dictations into the SpeechExec workflow see DPM File Download dialog box SpeechExec assists you in configuring the DPM Digital Pocket Memo for your everyday work see DPM Configuration overview For novice users SpeechExec provides a wizard to help in configuring the DPM according to your preferences The wizard takes you through the configuration process with detailed information about each step see DPM Wizard overview DPM File Download dialog box The DPM File Download dialog box is displayed when you connect your DPM to the PC depending on the your download settings Dictations saved on the DPM are listed These dictations can be downloaded into the SpeechExec workflow For information on Configuring your DPM see DPM Configuration overview If you are a novice DPM user and need assistance to configure your DPM see DPM Wizard overview For information on downloading DPM files see Downloading DPM files Select the dictations to be downloaded and click the Download button The dictations are saved to the appropriate folder For example dictations with the lt Transcription pending gt state are located in your Finished folder and dictations with the lt Recording suspended gt state are located in your Suspended folder Right click menu When you right click a file below Avail
97. n the file transfer from the DPM to the PC is started Device beep This setting defines that the DPM beeps when specific operations take place For example when playing back a dictation and the end of the file is reached If the setting is not activated the DPM is muted except for warnings Voice activated recording Voice activated recording mode is a convenient feature for hands free dictation When voice activated recording is enabled the DPM is in Record Standby mode recording will start automatically when the input level exceeds a certain threshold this is usually when the author starts dictating Recording stops automatically a few seconds after the author stops speaking and restarts automatically when the author starts speaking again Record into one file only This setting defines that only one dictation sound file is created Activating this option changes the behavior of the DPM Any recording you make is stored in a single file instead of separate files for different subjects this behavior is similar to recording on a tape with an analog device Record notification beep This setting defines that the DPM beeps when recording is possible Activating this option means that you must wait until you hear a beep before you start recording this behavior is similar to the behavior of standard voice mail machines 19 SpeechExec Pro Transcribe DPM Wizard Protection On this page you specify that the DPM configuration is set to
98. n and off Click Options on the toolbar and select Search Highlight Off This will not refresh the topic you must reload the topic by double clicking it in Select Topic to display 29 SpeechExec Pro Transcribe Using favorites If you find yourself looking for certain topics on a regular basis you can add them to your list of favorites on this tab This enables you to find them instantly without using the search engine table of contents or index Adding topics to the favorites list When you come across a topic that you want to add to the list do the following 1 Open the Favorites tab The topic title is displayed in Current topic 2 Click Add to add the topic to the favorites list Removing topics from the favorites list To remove a topic from the list select the topic and click Remove Using the favorites list to view topics To view topics do the following 1 Open the Favorites tab Your list of favorite topics is displayed 2 Select the topic you want to see and click Display or double click the topic The selected topic is displayed in the topic pane 30 SpeechExec Pro Transcribe Working with SpeechExec Working with SpeechExec overview This section explains how to use SpeechExec Pro Transcribe for various transcription tasks Use the following links to access the individual Help topics e Starting transcription e Finishing transcription e Suspending transcription e Closing transcription e Notifica
99. n of the dictation The Player window responds to the playback in the following way e The position slider moves to the right to indicate your current position in the dictation sound file Additionally the length of the sound file is displayed in HH MM SS hours minutes seconds above the slider Position 00 00 02 Length 00 00 21 e The dictation activity and the number of spoken instructions 5 are displayed at the bottom of the Player window The status area also indicates if a special instruction is available Playback Note During playback the focus remains on the Player window The SpeechExec Pro Transcribe window may be visible in the background The information displayed in that window is updated in the background for example when new files are added to the dictation list The SpeechExec Pro Transcribe window does not however accept user input until transcription is finished canceled or suspended Temporary copy The default setting for transcriptionists when working on dictations is to use a local copy see General Settings Recorder Player Options Temporary copy Activate this option to use the local Temp tolder when working on dictations with the state lt ln progress Use temporary copy when working on dictation When you open a dictation for transcription the dictation is copied to the transcriptionist s local Temp folder Any file operations which take place are performed on the local copy of the dic
100. n the DPM Barcode Scanner Module LFH 9284 refer to the documentation delivered with the product Note If you enable this setting you will be prompted for barcode information for all Keywords you have defined on the Keyword Definition tab For example if you are using DPM 9400 DPM 9450 Philips 9750 or Philips 9850 and only want to scan barcode information for Keyword 1 Keyword 2 and Keyword 3 do not define usage or content strings for Keyword 4 or Keyword 5 Linked Keywords The Linked Keywords setting enables you to transfer sets of Keyword strings to the DPM These sets can then be selected on the DPM and assigned to a dictation file A Keyword set is the sum of all content definitions in the same row The name of the Keyword set is taken from the usage definition of Keyword 1 this name is also displayed on the DPM The usage definitions of any other Keywords are ignored Example The usage definition of Keyword 1 is patient the content definitions of the Keyword 1 column are patient names the content definitions of the Keyword 2 column are the patient IDs A Keyword set thus combines a patient name with the patient ID Keyword set 1 Peter 123 Keyword set 2 Steve 456 Keyword set 3 Patricia 789 By selecting a Keyword set on the DPM the user assigns all the included information to the dictation files and does not have to make multiple Keyword assignments Note The Linked Keywords setting and the Barcode into Keywords sett
101. n the General Settings Author profiles page click Add The New Author Profile dialog box is displayed tu Mew Author Profile Location of dictations recelwed by ermail FTP OPM download Click here to set or change the decryption password 2 Enter the required information and click OK This saves your author profile and closes the dialog box Setting up your email profile The email profile links SpeechExec to the email program you are using for sending and receiving email messages You can also have different email profiles defined for example when you use different email clients in the office and at home To set up your email profile do the following 1 Open the General Settings Email profile page 2 Click Add The New Email Profile dialog box is displayed Select the profile you are using e g Simple MAPI and type in a profile name The following profile options are available e Simple MAPI 36 SpeechExec Pro Transcribe e Extended MAPI MAPI Messaging Application Programming Interface is a Microsoft Windows programming interface that enables a client application to send to and receive mail from Exchange Server or a Microsoft Mail MS Mail messaging system Microsoft applications such as Outlook the Exchange client and Microsoft Schedule use MAPI Simple MAPI provides standard email functions while Extended MAPI adds full calendaring and workgroup capabilities e SMTP POP3 SMTP Simple Mail Transfer Protoco
102. n the life cycle of a dictation where the dictation is processed in a specific way For example recording and transcription are phases e A State is a particular condition of a dictation within a phase SpeechExec dictations can have the following states pending in progress suspended and finished Phase and state definitions Recording An author records a dictation and a sound file is created Transcription The transcriptionist plays back the dictation types it out and thus creates a text document Pending The dictation has not been worked upon in this phase In progress The dictation is being worked upon at the moment Suspended The dictation has been opened for work but closed again before it has been finished Finished Work on the dictation has been finished in this phase Note When the state of a dictation is in progress or suspended the dictation is locked for any users other than the author or transcriptionist who is currently working on the file The author or transcriptionist has exclusive access to the file Transitions The life cycle of a dictation involves the following transitions e Recording in progress The author is working on the dictation and has exclusive access to the dictation e Recording suspended Recording can only be continued by the same author e Transcription pending The author has finished recording the dictation has not yet been opened by a transcriptionist e Transcription in pr
103. n the original location 50 SpeechExec Pro Transcribe Finish transcription Here you can define what will happen to files when you finish transcribing a dictation The following options are available Delete dictation from original location Activate this option to delete the dictation when you click Finish in the Player module The system does not save a copy of the dictation Move dictation to Archive folder Activate this option to move the dictation to the author s Archive folder when you click Finish in the Player module Confirm start of next transcription Activate this option to receive a message when you finish transcribing a dictation you are asked if you want to open the next dictation and stat working on it Download DPM Here you can define what happens to files which have been recorded on the DPM and downloaded to SpeechExec The following options are available Rename file with configured dictation properties Activate this option to include information from the dictation properties in the file name Click the Configure button the Configure Renaming Properties dialog box is displayed The Configure Renaming Properties dialog box lists all file information and separators that can be included in the file name Separators are punctuation marks that separate each item of information they include None Space Dot Hyphen and Underscore Separators can make the file name easier to read Select the dictation propert
104. nal settings of your Windows operating system Start menu Settings Control Panel Regional Options 83 SpeechExec Pro Transcribe Saving and loading filters The custom filters you have created can be saved and loaded again later so that you can reapply them or edit them Saving filters To save a custom filter do the following 1 In the Filters dialog box define the custom filter including filter conditions and logical operator 2 Click Save The corresponding dialog box is displayed 3 Specify the location where you want to store the filter and type the filter name The file extension is fil 4 Click Save Loading filters To load a custom filter do the following 1 In the Filters dialog box click Load The corresponding dialog box is displayed 2 Browse for the location where you have stored your custom filters 3 Select a filter file fil file extension and click Open The predefined filter conditions of that filter are displayed in the Filters dialog box 84 SpeechExec Pro Transcribe Speech Recognition Speech recognition overview SpeechExec can connect to your speech recognition system automatically if you have one installed The following speech recognition systems are supported e Philips SpeechMagic 5 11 Service Pack 3 and higher e Scansoft Dragon NaturallySpeaking 7 0 and higher Note The SpeechExec installation process does not install either of these speech recognition systems I
105. nding dialog box is displayed 2 Expand Runtime Security Policy Machine Code Groups All_ Code Right click Locallntranet_Zone and select Properties The corresponding dialog box is displayed 4 Make the following setting LocalIntranet_ one Properties o an ajx General Membership Condition Permission Set Assemblies that meet this code group s membership condition will receive the permissions in the permission set specified below Permission set FullTrust The selected permission set has the Following permissions ie Permission Cancel Apply 5 Click Apply to save your setting Remarks A good reference CAS can be found here http msdn microsoft com msdnmag issues 01 02 CAS default aspx 92 SpeechExec Pro Transcribe USB SpeechMike Problem Your USB SpeechMike is not working after connection to the USB port Situation The PC s USB port does not meet the required specifications Some PC providers limit the output power of USB ports to 100mA milliamps These USB ports are called bus powered USB ports Important It is not the case that any USB device can be connected to any USB port SpeechMike requires a self powered USB port which provides 500mA When connected to a bus powered USB port the PC will cut the connection to the SpeechMike Solution Connect the SpeechMike to a self powered USB port providing 500mA of power on the PC It will always have enough power to function
106. ndow The program icon is displayed in the notification area of the Windows task bar Main window In SpeechExec transcriptionists work with the SpeechExec Pro Transcribe module This module enables you to manage your dictation list define dictation properties and make various settings You can also open the Player module from the Worklist module to perform transcription tasks This is the SpeechExec Pro Transcribe window iz SpeechExec Pro Transcribe Seles gt File Edit Folder DPM Settings wiew Help A LARES dido ACTF 9 rr File name Author Dictation length a smithOO1 way Chris Smith 00 00 15 Local Work smithOOs way Chris Smith 00 00 14 Total dictations 3 selected 1 Total dictations with priorit 1 atpO185 Transcriptionist lt Menu bar The menu bar provides menu commands for performing the various tasks for managing dictations making settings and configuring the SpeechExec Pro Transcribe window For a full list of menu commands and a short description of their functions see Menus Toolbar You can control many functions available in the SpeechExec Pro Transcribe window via the toolbar buttons For a full list of the available buttons and a short description of their functions see Toolbar 20 SpeechExec Pro Transcribe Tree view The tree view displays your folder structure The structure depends on your personal settings or preconfigured settings A plus sign I
107. ng TCP IP protocols You can create Add button edit Modify button and delete Delete button FTP profiles For information on FTP see Setting up your FTP profile The Default profile you select Set As Default button is used to download dictations via FTP New FTP Profile dialog box Here you give the FTP profile a name which identifies it on the FTP page of the General Settings dialog box When you click OK the FTP Settings dialog box is displayed FTP Settings dialog box FTP settings FTP server Enter the name of the server This can also be the IP address Main path Enter the path of the FTP server User Enter the user name for logging on to the FTP server Password Enter the password for logging on to the FTP server Port number Enter the port number which identifies the FTP service Some services or processes have conventionally assigned permanent port numbers Click the Default button to select this number automatically Proxy settings User proxy server Activate this option to use a proxy server A proxy server in necessary if the FTP server is outside the firewall if one is installed Proxy server Enter the name of the server This can also be the IP address Port number Enter the port number which identifies the proxy service Some services or processes have conventionally assigned permanent port numbers Click the Default button to select this number automatically Delete dictation files from
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110. ns to the Local Work folder because you know there will be no network connection This may be the case for example when you plan to do some work at home or because you know that the network will be shut down for maintenance Note Dictations with the lt Transcription pending gt state are dictations which you as the author consider as finished Such dictations are moved to the Finished folder Author and transcriptionists usually share the Finished folder When an author finishes a dictation it is moved to this folder and becomes lt Transcription pending gt The transcriptionist accesses this folder and types out the dictation in it 16 SpeechExec Pro Transcribe If you the author have configured workflow settings for dictations with the lt Transcription pending gt state some actions may be delayed until the Finished folder is available again on the network The following workflow actions will be performed regardless of network availability e Displaying the Dictation Properties dialog box e Renaming of files based on the configured dictation properties e Conversion e Encryption e Sending dictations via email This would for example enable the following use case You are away from the office on a business trip and have recorded dictations on your DPM You download the dictations to SpeechExec on your laptop but you do not have an email or network connection You have configured settings for the renaming of dictations and en
111. nsferring the files from the DPM to the PC Note If you press the button for less than 300 ms milliseconds no spoken instruction is created If you press the button for less than 500 ms a spoken instruction with zero length is created this means that an Index marker is set Device beep This setting defines that the DPM beeps when specific operations take place Voice activated recording This setting defines that the voice activated recording mode is used Voice activated recording mode is a convenient feature for hands free dictation When voice activated recording is enabled the DPM is in Record Standby recording will start automatically when the input level exceeds a certain threshold this is usually when the author starts speaking Recording stops automatically a few seconds after the author stops speaking and restarts automatically when the author starts speaking again Record into one file only This setting defines that only one dictation sound file is created Activating this option changes the behavior of the DPM Any recording you make is stored in a single file instead of separate files for different subjects this behavior is similar to recording on a tape with an analog device Record notification beep This setting defines that the DPM beeps when recording is possible Activating this option means that you must wait until you hear a beep before you start recording this behavior is similar to the behavior of standard voice m
112. nt to the speech recognition system If you have selected more than one dictation the dictations are queued and handled by the Dragon system as separate jobs Spoken instructions are recognized as part of the dictation sound file Special instruction files are queued in front of the dictation sound file they are associated with Once you have selected your Dragon user name and vocabulary and made settings for transcription recognition starts When the files have been converted they are sent to the speech recognition system Recognition and correction Recognition is done within the Dragon system Information about recognition is not provided in SpeechExec The specified word processing window is opened and the dictations are recognized online The recognized text starts with the special instructions The recognized text of spoken and special instructions must be deleted manually during correction When correction is finished the final document can be saved and printed out within the Dragon system When correction is finished the converted files in the SpeechExec Temp folder are deleted The dictations which were sent for speech recognition are still selected you can delete or move them if necessary 86 SpeechExec Pro Transcribe Submitting dictations for speech recognition via SpeechMagic If you have SpeechMagic installed do the following 1 2 In your Worklist select the dictations you want to send for speech recognition
113. o be able to use the site license server Server Enter the host name of the license server or the IP address of the PC For information on licensing see Licensing and dongle 61 SpeechExec Pro Transcribe DPM DPM settings overview i The following DPM settings can be defined e Download e Path e Program options Download Here you can define options for downloading files from your DPM The following options are available Automatic download Activate this option to enable files to be downloaded automatically from your DPM This means that fully configurable automatic file transfer of dictation files from your DPM to the PC takes place Depending on your transfer settings the preconfigured settings made on the device or in the DPM Configuration dialog box take precedence when the files from the DPM are transferred to the PC If this option is not enabled no file transfer is initiated you must transfer files from the DPM manually Show download progress on PC Activate this option to display a progress bar on the PC while files are transferring from the DPM to the PC Sound notification when download complete Activate this option to receive an acoustic notification when the transfer of DPM dictation files to the PC is finished Select sound Browse for the sound file you want as notification Path Here you can define the path to the drive which has been assigned during the installation of the DPM The files are sti
114. o remove the dictation from the current folder and save it in the selected folder Downloading DPM files When you connect a DPM to your PC the DPM will appear as a folder in your Worklist tree view The DPM folder name is derived from the type of DPM which is currently connected e g DPM 9400 Folders ee Finished ifa Local ork Downloading files How DPM files are downloaded depends on how you have configured the DPM download process The configuration defines how the file download is started whether the automatic download feature is used and which files will be downloaded from the DPM The configuration is stored on the DPM If you have activated the Load device settings automatically option the configuration is retrieved from the DPM automatically and the download process is performed accordingly Otherwise the current settings in the DPM Configuration dialog box take precedence over the settings stored on the device The download process also transfers any related files e g instruction files or xml files to the PC Important The DPM download process takes place in two phases The first phase is the actual file download where the DPM files are transferred to the Temp folder The Temp folder is used as a temporary download location only before the files are moved to their actual destination folders For more information see the sections which describe the default download locations for authors and transcriptionists in th
115. ogress The transcriptionist is working on the dictation and has exclusive access to the dictation e Transcription suspended Transcription can only be continued by the same transcriptionist e Transcription finished The transcriptionist has finished typing out the dictation 11 SpeechExec Pro Transcribe Folder types When working with SpeechExec folders you may have noticed that not all folders behave the same way The most noticeable difference is between the Intray folder and any other default SpeechExec folders e g the Suspended or Finished folders If you are looking for enlightenment maybe this is the topic for you This topic tries to explain how SpeechExec folders work and where the differences are For those amongst you who understand and are already enlightened and do not find the folder behavior unusual please pardon the author s simplistic approach and simply ignore this topic Physical and virtual folders This is the first trap SpeechExec uses are two different folder concepts physical folders and virtual folders The explanations below are general in nature and do not apply to SpeechExec folders exclusively A physical folder is a folder which you can actually see and find on your file system This means that physical folders are directly tied or mapped to a folder on your computer they are physically present hence their name A virtual folder functions as a repository for files that have no logical relationship
116. on When you suspend transcription the dictation is closed and marked as suspended The dictation will remain in its original location unless you activate the setting for using the Suspended folder see General Settings Start suspend transcription When suspending transcriptions mowe to Suspended folder How to suspend transcription 1 The dictation is open in the Player window To suspend it you have the following options e Click the corresponding button in the Player window e Go to the File menu and select Suspend 2 Depending on your personal settings or preconfigured settings the Dictation Properties dialog box may be displayed Fill in the required information and click OK The dictation is saved and closed This means that work on the dictation is interrupted temporarily and will be continued at a later time The Player window is closed and the focus changes back to the SpeechExec Pro Transcribe window Closing transcription When you close transcription the dictation is closed without saving the changes that have been made to it How to close transcription 1 The dictation is open in the Player window To close it you have the following options e Click the corresponding button in the Player window e Click the Close button in the title bar of the Player window xi e Goto the File menu and select Close 2 You must confirm the close operation The dictation is closed without saving any changes It remains at
117. on last 51 SpeechExec Pro Transcribe Delivery Delivery overview The following Delivery settings can be defined e Send receive e Email profile e Dial up profile e FTP profile Send receive Here you can define how often dictations are automatically sent and received via email and FTP This is relevant if there is no permanent connection to the mail server for example if you have a dial up connection The following option is available Send and receive automatically Activate this option and select an appropriate number of minutes for the Send receive interval Email profile Here you can define how dictations are sent for transcription via email Email electronic mail is the exchange of computer stored messages by telecommunication using Internet TCP IP protocols As well as text you can send non text files and sound files as attachments Emails can be sent to more than one recipient Here you can define the mail transfer profile Emails can be sent and received via SMTP POP3 Simple MAPI or Extended MAPI MAPI Messaging Application Programming Interface is a Microsoft Windows programming interface that enables a client application to send to and receive mail from Exchange Server or a Microsoft Mail MS Mail messaging system Microsoft applications such as Outlook the Exchange client and Microsoft Schedule use MAPI Simple MAPI provides standard email functions while Extended MAPI adds full calendaring an
118. onfiguration settings made in SpeechExec to the device when the DPM is connected to the PC The device specific settings in SpeechExec overrule settings on the device Transfer Settings from DPM Retrieves the DPM configuration which is stored on the device when the DPM is connected to the PC The settings from the device overrule the device specific settings in SpeechExec Import DPM Settings Enables you to browse for the location where configuration files are stored The selected file is imported The device specific and program specific settings stored in that file overrule the current settings in SpeechExec Note When you import a configuration file a confirmation dialog box is displayed You must confirm the import action in order for the settings in the configuration file to be applied to both SpeechExec and your device Export DPM Settings Enables you to browse for the location where configuration files are stored The current device specific and program specific settings are stored in that file If required the file can be exported and the configuration settings can be applied to other DPM devices Settings General Settings Displays the General Settings dialog box Here you can make settings for your Worklist module dictations DPM and Recorder module Sounds and Audio Devices Properties Displays the corresponding Microsoft Windows dialog box Here you can make sounds audio and hardware settings View Toolbar Shows or hides
119. option to show the Worklist module when you are working with the Recorder module The focus is on the Recorder module but you can see the Worklist module in the background Show Worklist when connecting DPM Activate this option to automatically open the Worklist module when you connect your DPM to the PC Folders Here you can define the folders that appear in your tree view The Folder settings section lists the name and location of all folders in your tree and also the folders which are currently hidden Select a folder to view and edit its properties in the Folder properties section below Click the New button to create a new folder Give the folder a name and define the folder properties Note You can only delete folders you have created To delete a folder select it in the list and click the Remove button Folder properties The icon to the right of each field indicates how the property can be edited e Type The type of folder e Name The name of the folder e Visible Indicates Yes No if the folder is visible in your tree view e Path The location of the folder e Show subfolders Indicates Yes No if subfolders of this folder will be visible in your tree view e Show all dictations Indicates Yes No if the contents of the subfolders should be displayed when viewing the root folder Licensing Here you enter the host name of your license server when using site licenses User license server Activate this option t
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121. ortcut select the shortcut from the list and click Remove You can then assign a new key combination to this action if necessary You cannot change the default keyboard shortcuts For a description of the default keyboard shortcuts see Keyboard shortcuts Actions The following actions can be assigned keyboard shortcuts e Activate and deactivate all SpeechExec assigned function keys When you deactivate the SpeechExec assigned functions the default function of the key is re instated e Start and stop recording e Start and stop recording a special instruction e Start and stop recording a spoken instruction e Go to the previous spoken instruction e Go to the next spoken instruction e Stop the current action e Fast forward through the dictation e Fast rewind through the dictation e Finish the dictation e Suspend the dictation e Close the dictation e Open the next dictation for transcription e Start and stop recording of a special instruction e Switch between Insert and Overwrite mode e Reactive playback playback starts and lasts for the specified length of time Different keystrokes can be assigned for different lengths of time e Increase and decrease the level of volume speed and tone in increments of 10 60 SpeechExec Pro Transcribe Visibility Here you can define what you see when you are working The following options are available Show Worklist while Recorder Player is active Activate this
122. ote Your network administrator can provide this information For information on how the update mechanism works see Update overview 57 SpeechExec Pro Transcribe Worklist Worklist settings overview The following Worklist settings can be defined e Purge e File operations e Notification e Dictation list e Shortcuts e Visibility e Folders e Licensing Purge Here you can define that dictations are automatically deleted from the system The purge process permanently deletes dictations in your Archive folder which are older than the specified period of time The following option is available Purge dictations older than Select an appropriate number of days Dictations which have been in the Archive folder longer than this are permanently deleted either automatically or manually Purge automatically Activate this option to automatically purge dictations in your Archive folder older than the selected number of days Purge manually Activate this option to manually purge dictations in your Archive folder older than the selected number of days when you click the Purge Now button File operations Here you can define general file settings The following options are available Resolve file name conflicts automatically Activate this option to resolve file name conflicts automatically If you do not activate this option you will always receive and overwrite message if 2 file names are identical A file name
123. otification on Activate this option to receive notification when a dictation has arrived Select one of the following e Urgent dictations only Activate this option to receive notification only when an urgent dictation has arrived Note Dictations classified as urgent depend on the priority setting made on the Dictation list page Any dictation with a priority value equal to or higher than the priority setting is classified as urgent and is displayed in the dictations list with a different color e Visual notification Activate this option to receive a message when a dictation has arrived e Sound notification Activate this option to receive an audio signal when a dictation has arrived You can select the sound file you want to have Reminder on Activate this option to receive a message that dictations are ready to be worked on Select how often this message should be displayed Close notification reminder message automatically Activate this option to close the notification reminder message automatically you will not have to manually close the message Select how long this message should be displayed for before it is closed automatically Dictation list Here you can define settings for your dictation list The following options are available Refresh network folders automatically Activate this option to automatically update the information in your dictation list Select how often the information is refreshed Note In a Windows ne
124. owse 3 Browse for the new location Note If the folder has subfolders you will be asked if you also want to move the subfolders and their contents 43 SpeechExec Pro Transcribe How to delete a folder You can delete any folder that you have created yourself Proceed as follows 1 Select the folder right click it and select Delete from the menu Alternatively go to the Folder menu and select Delete 2 You will be asked whether you really want to delete this folder and all its contents Confirm the delete operation How to show hide a folder You can decide which folders you want to have displayed in your tree view The only exceptions are the Outbox and Sent Items folders they are always visible and cannot be hidden You also cannot hide subfolders e To hide a folder select and right click it then select Hide from the menu Alternatively go to the Folder menu and select Hide The folder is no longer visible e To show a folder open the Folders page of the General Settings dialog box Select the folder from the list and set its Visible property to Yes The folder is visible again How to copy and move You can copy and move dictations between folders Proceed as follows 1 Select the dictations you want to copy or move See Navigating the dictation list 2 Right click the file or go to the Edit menu e Select Copy to Folder to create a copy of the dictation in the selected folder e Select Move to Folder t
125. p e The author has to define at what stage in the workflow the notification is to be sent For this use case select Finish You can make a default setting for all dictations see General Settings User preferences page SpeechExec Pro Dictate Online Help e The author has to activate the setting for moving finished dictations from the Sent Items folder to the Archive folder See General Settings Transcription finished page SpeechExec Pro Dictate Online Help Important When you archive dictations SpeechExec automatically creates subfolders below the Archive folder A subfolder is created and named for the day when archiving is done the naming convention for subfolders is YYYYMMDD year month day Additionally the subfolders have the default prefix ARCH_ Example Any dictations which were archived on May 5 2005 can be found in the subfolder ARCH_20050505 These subfolders are used for purging dictations For details see below Purging Purging permanently deletes dictations from the Archive folder SpeechExec supports the following purge options e Automatic purge When you start SpeechExec the program will verify whether the automatic purge option is activated If it is SoeechExec will permanently delete any dications which have been archived for longer than the specified number of days including the respective subfolders e Manual purge When you click the Purge Now button SpeechExec will permanently delete any dications wh
126. peechExec components listed below SpeechExec supports workstation based and site based licensing schemes Both licensing schemes include the SpeechExec components listed below For more information about the site based licensing scheme see Site license e SpeechExec Pro Dictate The dictation solution with advanced recording functions for the professional author The integrated Worklist module provides sophisticated file management capabilities e SpeechExec Pro Transcribe The professional transcription solution The integrated Worklist module perfectly complements the dictation workflow Note The same user cannot start SpeechExec Pro Dictate and SpeechExec Pro Transcribe in parallel on the same PC If a program is already running a corresponding error message box is displayed e SpeechExec SDK The powerful SDK for developing intelligent dictation and transcription applications Trial version The trial version enables you to explore the capabilities of SoeechExec It provides you with a basic evaluation of our technology however it is not fully functional and is designed to provide you with only a quick overview of the SpeechExec environment It is functionally limited in the following areas e The trial version can be used for a 30 day evaluation period without a dongle During that period every time the program is started a message is displayed with information about the number of days left for evaluation When the evaluation period
127. permissione associated with a code group Choose the condition type For this code group g The URL membership condition is true For all assemblies that originate From the URL specified below Assemblies that meet this membership condition will be granted the permissions associated with this code group URL file fu The URL must include the protocol such as Fep or http ff An asterisk 6 can be used as a wildcard character at the end of the URL Examples http ns microsoft com specific_assembly dll Fep ep microsoft com pub Note U the SpeechExec mapped drive letter Create Code Group ae i xj Assign a Permission Set to the Code Group Code groups must have an associated permission set Use an existing one or create a new one Would you like to use an existing permission set already defined in this policy level or create a new permission set 0 Use exisiting permission set FullTrust Create a new permission set lt Back Cancel 4 Click Next and Finish to save your settings Note You can also run the Microsoft NET Framework Configuration tool using the command line parameter mscorcfg msc 91 SpeechExec Pro Transcribe Fully trust all Intranet assemblies To modify the policy to allow full trust for all Intranet assemblies do the following 1 Go to the Start menu Control Panel Administrative Tools and double click Microsoft NET Framework 1 1 Configuration The correspo
128. ports the recording and playback of instructions Instructions can be compared to notes or comments which an author may want to pass on to the transcriptionist They usually contain information which is relevant to the dictation but does not have to be typed out SpeechExec supports these types of instructions e Spoken instruction Comments recorded by the author during dictation which are stored within the dictation sound file at the position in the sound file where the instruction was actually recorded Examples for spoken instructions are insert a paragraph here or correct spellingisZELAZOWSKI e Special instruction Remarks recorded by the author usually at the start of a dictation with special information relating to the dictation Special instructions are stored in a separate file from the dictation sound file Every dictation sound file can have one special instruction sound file Examples for special instructions are use the memo template for this dictation or make a printout of the finished document and bring it to me for signing Note The SpeechExec Player does not support recording of instructions Note You can also add a written comment to a dictation as part of the dictation properties 17 SpeechExec Pro Transcribe Archive backup and purge The default SpeechExec configuration comes with default folders for archiving and making backups of dictations The Archive and Backup folders are located by default in lt
129. possible Use temporary copy when working on dictation Activate this option to use your L1Temp folder when working on dictations with the state lt In progress gt If this option is not activated the dictation you are working on is in your _SitSuspended folder on the network Note It is recommended that you activate this option in order to avoid any loss of data caused by problems with the network The Suspended folder is on the network and creating dictations locally ensures that no information is lost if problems occur 64 SpeechExec Pro Transcribe Appearance Here you can define how the Player module looks The following options are available Display mode Select from the following how the Player module should be opened e Expanded mode The full Player module window is opened ij SpeechExec Player smithO0O3 wav File Dictation Instructions Settings View Help ijl E Le PosiHarr 00 00 7 4 e Compact mode The Player module is opened as a small toolbar A ARA eee For more information on these modes refer to the SpeechExec Recorder amp Player Online Help Always on top Activate this option to have the Recorder module always displayed on top when it is opened from the Worklist module This means that another program such as Microsoft Word can have the focus but you can still see the Recorder module Show dictation properties in the Recorder Player window Activate this option to be able to view
130. quired input via barcode scanning the DPM automatically displays the barcode scanning screen For more information on the DPM Barcode Scanner Module LFH 9284 refer to the documentation delivered with the product Note If you enable barcode scanning into Keywords the Linked Keywords option is not available Type of voice command This settings defines how you input voice commands Keyword Enables you to use phrases for existing Keyword definitions The maximum number of Keywords you can set is two Alphanumeric Enables you to spell out individual letters numbers and some special characters For information on using voice commands to assign Keywords refer to the documentation delivered with the device Voice command into This setting enables you to assign Keywords using voice commands Note If you enable voice commands into Keywords the Linked Keywords option is not available Note The Barcode scanning into and the Voice command into selections are mutually exclusive For example if you have enabled Keyword 2 in the Barcode scanning into field Keyword 2 is not listed in the Keyword Input Voice Commands dialog box Linked Keywords This setting enables you to transfer sets of Keyword strings to the DPM These sets can then be selected on the DPM and assigned to a dictation file A Keyword set is the sum of all content definitions in the same row The name of the Keyword set is taken from the usage definition of Keyword 1 this
131. ration Wizard overview ir Click o on the toolbar or go to the DPM menu and select DPM Wizard The DPM Configuration Wizard assists novice users to configure the DPM This wizard has the following pages e Download Mode and File Type On this page the mode for transferring files from the DPM to the PC is set Users also define what type of files are transferred e Recording Time On this page the DPM is set to either display the used up recording time or the remaining recording time e Keyword Definition On this page users specify the Keywords for the DPM e DPM Buttons On this page various DPM buttons can be enabled and disabled e Settings for DPM On this page device specific settings are made e Protection On this page users can specify that the DPM configuration will be set to read only and cannot be changed on the device e Appearance On this page users define the screen layout of the DPM display they prefer for working with the DPM e Recording Format and Microphone Sensitivity On this page users define the audio format for recording dictations on the DPM They also set the sensitivity level for audio input via the built in microphone e DPM File Names On this page users define how the file names of DPM recordings are generated e Finish On this page users decide whether to transfer the settings they have just made to the DPM If they click Cancel the settings are not transferred For information on working wit
132. read only and cannot be changed on the device To enable the function for protecting the device configuration activate the check box The following DPM menu entries cannot be accessed and changed e The menu entry for setting the date and time e The menu entry for setting the Standard Play or Long Play mobile recording format e The menu entry for enabling and disabling the device beep e The menu entry for setting the microphone sensitivity e The menu entry for enabling and disabling voice activated recording e The menu entry for enabling and disabling the backlit display function e The menu entry for changing the contrast setting e The menu entry for showing and hiding the remaining time e The menu entry for reformatting the memory card DPM Wizard Appearance On this page you define the screen layout of the DPM display e Standard display The DPM display uses larger symbols No status indication bar is displayed e Advanced display The DPM display uses smaller symbols Additionally the status indication bar is displayed The status indication bar provides visual feedback when a dictation for example is recorded or played back The advanced display option shows more detailed information about the current dictation This is also the default option with which the DPM is delivered my SP 11 57 34 41 0 16 54 2 14 06 DPM Wizard Recording Format and Microphone Sensitivity On this page you define what audio for
133. ree view Folders DPM 9400 A Finished i fit Local wark K Suspended temp Making backups of dictations The Backup folder stores copies of dictations for safeguarding them from loss Backups can be compared to insurance copies lt is recommended that you make backup copies for the following use cases e Use case 1 The author has worked on and finished a dictation locally e g using the Temp folder the dictation is now moved to the Finished folder which is located on the network the Finished folder is shared by several users If another user accidentally deletes the dictation a backup copy is avaible e Use case 2 Dictations are being downloaded from the DPM to a folder on the network SpeechExec has been configured in such a way that the downloaded files are converted to a different audio format the original files on the DPM are deleted when download is finished If backup is enabled SpeechExec will make safety copies of the original files before conversion and deleting are performed e Use case 3 You copy dictations manually to the Backup folder The dictations remain in the Backup folder until they are deleted manually The dictation state remains unchanged 18 SpeechExec Pro Transcribe Archiving dictations The Archive folder is the target location for dictations which have completed the SpeechExec workflow their dictation state is lt Transcription finished gt A dictation is in the lt Transcription
134. rom the DPM Encryption Here you can define if dictations downloaded from the DPM should be encrypted The passwords defined in the author profiles must be used to decrypt these dictations in order to work on them The following options are available Password Click this button to set a substitute password for decryption This password will be used to decrypt dictations where no matching author profile can be found Always prompt for password If you activate this option you must enter the password to decrypt each dictation Encrypt dictations when DPM download is finished Activate this option to encrypt dictations when you download dictations from the DPM Start suspend transcription Here you can define settings for starting and suspending transcriptions The following options are available Start transcription program automatically Activate this option to have your word processing program open automatically when you open a dictation for transcription e Application path Browse for the location of your word processing program e Command line Enter the command line parameter which opens your word processing program Note This is an advanced feature it is only recommended for administrators or advanced users When suspending transcriptions move to Suspended folder Activate this option to move dictations to your Suspended folder when you click Suspend in the Recorder module If this option is not activated the dictations stay i
135. s for the Intray e When you copy or move dictations to the Intray a dialog box is displayed where you have to select the physical folder you want to copy move the dictations to Note You cannot create any other virtual folders in SpeechExec 12 SpeechExec Pro Transcribe Physical folders Physical folders as mentioned above really exist in your file system Examples of physical folders in SpeechExec are the Pending Suspended and Finished folders By default they are located in lt My Documents gt SpeechExec They are mapped to the following folders respectively pending supended and _ finished You will notice that the folders can be preceded by either an a or a t This indicates whether it is an author or a transcriptionist folder ES My Documents File Edit View Favorites Tools Help de Back mp 0 Search EE Folders cd Address A My Documents Folders Ge Desktop 0 My Documents Ati My Dictations i 3 a_archiwe 3 a Finish a tf a suspended ef a My Pictures en Lal My Computer HER My Network Places ae a Recycle Bin 8 Internet Explorer Here you can already see a crucial SpeechExec concept in practice the name of a folder in your SpeechExec tree view does not necessarily have to be same as the name of the mapped folder in the file system SpeechExec has taken the folder concept to a new dimension And this is where things are starting to get complex Folders and the workflow
136. se the dialog box 37 SpeechExec Pro Transcribe 4 Depending on your selection in step 2 either the MAPI Settings the POP SMTP Settings the Lotus Notes Settings or the GroupWise Settings dialog box is displayed Y POP SMITP Settings SMTP settings Server User Password Sender s address Port number Use SMTP authentication POP settings MAPI Settings Server Profile User Address prefix Password Password Port number 5 Fill in the required information and click OK to save your changes and close the dialog box The profile is now listed on the Email profile page 6 Select your preferred profile from the list and click Set As Default General Settings 2 Dictation Delivery Email profile send Tecelve Here you define the profile which will be used when emailing Email dictatians mal FTP Dial up MyProfile Simple Pl Default profile MyProfile Set As Default Important If you do not set a default profile you will not be able to make email configurations for the delivery of emails 38 SpeechExec Pro Transcribe Setting up your FTP profile FTP File Transfer Protocol is a standard Internet protocol and the simplest way to exchange files between computers on the Internet The FTP profile links SpeechExec to the FTP location You can also have different FTP profiles defined To set up your FTP profile do the following 1 Open the General Settings FTP profile page
137. ser this is the user who made the last changes to the file Encrypted Delivery DPM download date Additionally a Locked symbol i is displayed for dictations where recording or transcription is currently in progress This property is also not editable Note To edit the State property of a dictation select the file and right click it Then select Change Dictation State from the menu This opens a dialog box where you can make the required changes The function for changing the dictation state should only be used sparingly because it may have undesired side effects Use it only for example when SpeechExec was terminated abnormally and the dictation you were working on appears with the state lt In progress gt in the dictation list In this case change the dictation state to lt Suspended gt to be able to access the dictation again 41 SpeechExec Pro Transcribe Folder operations The left pane of the SpeechExec Pro Transcribe window displays a tree view This view shows all your currently visible folders For more information about the default folder configuration see Tree view Folders can be expanded I and collapsed to show and hide potential subfolders Additionally you can also perform the following operations e Create a folder e Create a subfolder for an existing folder e Rename a folder e Change the folder path e Delete folder e Hide show a folder e Copy and move How to create a folder To create
138. stop playback If more than one file in your dictation list is selected the first selected file is played back Play Special Instruction Starts playback of the special instruction associated with the dictation If more than one file in your dictation list is selected the first selected file is played back Special instructions are saved in a separate file from the dictation file playing back a special instruction does not open the dictation file Note This button is available if the selected dictation has a special instruction Dictation Properties Displays the Dictation Properties dialog box Here you can view and edit them Send and Receive Connects to the email system and checks for incoming and outgoing emails Any outgoing emails are sent Do DPM Configuration Displays the DPM Configuration dialog box DPM Wizard Displays the DPM Wizard 5 fi General Settings Displays the General Settings dialog box Here you can make settings for your Worklist dictations DPM and the Recorder module NI Filters Displays the Filters dialog box Here you can define filter conditions to display only items with specific properties Filter On Off Applies the defined filter to the dictation list Click the button again to return to the unfiltered dictation list Gy Refresh Updates the information displayed in the dictation list for the currently open folder 07 Submit for Speech Recognition Submits the selected
139. sual feedback about the download progress on the screen during the file transfer when the download is complete you will receive an acoustic notification e The files are deleted on the DPM after they have been downloaded Default download locations for authors When authors download DPM files the download location is determined as follows Any DPM files which have the EOL indication are downloaded to the author s Finished folder The EOL End of Letter indication equals the lt Transcription pending gt state Any other DPM files are downloaded to the author s Suspended folder Their dictation state is automatically set to lt Recording suspended gt If the author has configured SpeechExec with the Set lt Transcription pending gt state for all DPM files option General Settings Dictation finished Automatic download DPM page any DPM files are downloaded to the author s Finished folder Note When you manually copy or move dictations from the DPM to SpeechExec none of the above mentioned workflow settings are applied The dictation state also remains unchanged Default download locations for transcriptionists When transcriptionists download DPM files the download location is determined by the preconfigured author profiles These profiles are used to identify dictations and which author they belong to Any DPM files for which a matching author profile can be found are downloaded to the location specified in the profile In
140. t access the Internet Explorer proxy settings However if your network administrator has configured Internet Explorer to use an automatic configuration script or if you use another Internet browser SpeechExec will not be able to access the Internet Explorer proxy configuration In this case you must configure a proxy server Before you configure a proxy server you need to know e The proxy server address e The proxy server port number Your network administrator can provide this information About the update Before downloading the update you can find out what changes features are included If program updates are available a dialog box is displayed from which you can view the SpeechExec Readme file This file contains all relevant information on the update You can then decide if you want to download it No system or user settings are lost when updating Once you have a applied an update to the SpeechExec system it is not possible to undo the update downgrade to an earlier version If you want your previous version you must uninstall SpeechExec and reinstall the previous version SpeechExec software Here you can check for available program updates Check for updates automatically Activate this option to automatically check for available SpeechExec software updates Select how often the automatic check should be executed Check Now Click this button at any time to manually check for available SpeechExec software updates Sof
141. tation When work on the dictation is finished the contents of the Temp folder are copied back to the network folder Finishing transcription When you finish transcription the dictation is closed marked as finished and moved to the Archive folder This is the default setting see General Settings Finish transcription Transcription finished options Select the action to be performed when you have finished transcriptions Delete dictation from original location Move dictation to Archive folder How to finish transcription 1 The dictation is open in the Player window To finish it you have the following options e Click the corresponding button in the Player window e Goto the File menu and select Finish 32 SpeechExec Pro Transcribe 2 Depending on your personal settings or preconfigured settings the Dictation Properties dialog box may be displayed Fill in the required information and click OK The dictation is saved closed and moved to the Archive folder The Player window is closed and the focus changes back to the SpeechExec Pro Transcribe window You may now be asked if you want to transcribe the next dictation This will be the dictation which comes first in the dictation list depending on your current sorting For this confirmation dialog box to be displayed the following setting has to be enabled see General Settings Finish transcription Confirm start of next transcription Suspending transcripti
142. te subfolders for any folders you created at the top level of the tree view see above and these existing folders Finished Suspended and Temp Proceed as follows 1 Select the required folder right click it and select New Subfolder from the menu Alternatively go to the Folder menu and select New Subfolder Note To be able to create and view subfolders below existing folders the Show subfolders property of the respective folder must be set to Yes in the General Settings Folders page How to rename a folder You can rename the folders in your tree view The only exceptions are the Outbox Sent Items and DPM folders their names cannot be changed 1 Select the folder right click it and select Rename from the menu Alternatively go to the Folder menu and select Rename 2 Type the new name into the corresponding field of the displayed dialog box 3 Click OK to confirm your changes and close the dialog box To discard your changes click Cancel How to change the folder path You can change the location of where a folder is stored on your PC The only exceptions are the Temp Outbox and Sent Items folders their paths cannot be changed You also cannot change the path for a subfolder 1 Select the folder right click it and select Folder Properties from the menu Alternatively go to the Folder menu and select Folder Properties lea z z 2 In the displayed dialog box click the browse icon of the Path property field Br
143. ted using the SP Standard Play or the LPm Long Play mobile recording format Appearance This setting defines the screen layout of the DPM display The Standard display option uses larger symbols The Advanced display option uses smaller symbols and shows more detailed information about the current dictation this is the default option with which the DPM is delivered Note This setting is not available for DPM 9220 Microphone sensitivity This setting defines the audio input level for the DPM s built in microphone File name This setting defines how the file names of DPM recordings are created The Keyword 1 option creates a file name based on the predefined Keyword 1 The Prefix option enables you to define a prefix string with up to 4 characters Example File name creation with Keyword 1 Keyword 1 is Author as defined in the Keyword 1 usage see Keyword Definition tab The entries for the keyword usage this means the defined content strings are a selection of author s names Jones Singh Watson Author Watson selects the respective author name on the DPM The DPM generates this file name Wats001 dss Example File name creation with prefix string Author Watson defines the prefix string Memo The DPM generates this file name Memo001 dss Note If a number was specified for the creation of the next dictation file see below this number is used If the dictation file has instructions recorded for it this is indicated in the f
144. tedly Topic pane The topic pane displays the Help topics which contain descriptions and instructions that explain how to perform tasks in SpeechExec When you click a topic in the table of contents a keyword in the index or a topic retrieved from the search engine the contents of the Help topic display in the topic pane Help topics often contain links to other related topics Click the link to go to that topic To return to your original topic click the Back button on the toolbar or right click with your mouse inside the topic pane and select Back Using the table of contents Click the Contents tab at the top of the navigation pane to display the table of contents for the Help This consists of a set of books which are similar to chapters in a printed document and topics Books are listed in the order that most users will need them when starting to work with SpeechExec e Books Click the plus sign next to a book to reveal the topics it contains or double click the book title Books may contain sub books which you can open to display further topics e Topics Click a topic title to display that topic in the topic pane Using the index Click the Index tab at the top of the navigation pane to display all index entries in the pane The index is an alphabetical list of Keywords Select a keyword and click Display to display the related topic in the topic pane or double click the keyword To search for a keyword e Scro
145. the location where it was stored prior to opening The transcription state also remains unchanged The Player window is closed and the focus changes back to the SpeechExec Pro Transcribe window Notifications and reminders You can configure how you want to be notified about new dictations in your Intray folder Your Intray folder organizes all your input folders into one simulated overview folder The input for the Intray comes by default from the Pending folders which are mapped to your authors Finished folders from your Suspended folders and your Inbox folder For more information see Folder types How to configure notification When you configure notification you will receive a visual or an acoustic signal when new dictations are available for transcription Proceed as follows 1 On the General Settings Notification page activate the Notification on option 33 SpeechExec Pro Transcribe 2 Define what type of notification you want for example Visual notification Notification Define how you want to be notified when a dictation is ready to be transcribed Notification or Urgent dictations only Visual notification Sound notification Select sound ES The available options are e Urgent dictations only You will only receive notifications for dictations which have a priority value equal to or above the threshold defined on the General Settings Dictation list page e Visual notification A dialog box wil
146. the toolbar Status Bar Shows or hides the status bar Folder Tree Shows or hides the dictation folders tree pane Show Gridlines Shows or hides the gridlines between columns and rows in the dictation list Filter On Off Applies the configured filter to the dictation list Select the menu command again to return to the unfiltered dictation list Filters Displays the Filters dialog box Here you can define filter conditions to display only items with specific properties Columns Opens a menu with all available column headings in your dictation list Activate the corresponding check box to display a column clear the check box to hide a column Sort Opens a menu with all available column headings in your dictation list Select a column to sort your dictation list by the column Refresh Updates the information displayed in the dictation list for the currently open folder Help Contents and Index Opens the Online Help system About Displays the About dialog box with general version and copyright information 23 SpeechExec Pro Transcribe Toolbar These are the SpeechExec toolbar buttons j Start Transcription Opens the selected dictation If more than one file in your dictation list is selected the first selected file is opened Depending on your personal or preconfigured settings a word processor is also opened gt Playback Starts playback of the selected dictation Select the menu command again to
147. this does not create a new folder in the file system 1 Right click inside the tree view pane and select New Folder The corresponding dialog box is displayed 2 Type in the name for the folder modify the visibility properties if required and browse for the path Y New Folder E Type I Hame All ab l Wisible Yez YP ss orrore erreen El A A ER Browse l Show contents Ho Let s assume you want to use the default SpeechExec folder location and point the path to lt My Documents gt SpeechExec 3 Click OK The result may probably not be what you expected Let me repeat what happened you created a new folder in the SpeechExec tree view pane only and mapped it to an already existing folder in the file system in our example the SpeechExec folder on the C drive The contents and any underlying folder structure is inherited from the SpeechExec folder In your tree view you now see the following ik Suspended ik Suspended iN Local Work fly DPM_9400_00 23 a archive a finish ba LA a suspended So what has happened is that you have only mapped your new SpeechExec folder to an existing folder structure You will not be able to find an All folder anywhere in your file system The contents of the a_finish folder will be identical to the contents of the Finished folder the contents of the a_suspended folder identical to the ones in the Suspended folder Creating new folders in the SpeechExec tree view an
148. ties overview The Dictation Properties dialog box lists all properties relating to the selected dictation on the following tabs Dictation tab File tab Audio tab Properties can be defined when creating a dictation and if necessary edited at various stages of the workflow Each property is displayed as a column in the dictation list Default properties can be defined in your user preferences This way you ensure that many of the property fields are automatically filled in by SoeechExec when you create a new dictation How you edit dictation properties depends on the type Some properties can be selected from a menu or a calendar or you must type the information in to the field For information on the different types of property see Types of properties You can use the Copy button to copy the dictation properties of the selected dictation to another program Displaying the dialog box To display the Dictation Properties dialog box select a dictation in your dictation list and do one of the following e Go to the Edit menu and select Dictation Properties e Click Fon the toolbar e Right click the dictation in the Worklist and select Dictation Properties Displaying properties You can define which properties should be applied to dictations In the Dictation Properties dialog box click i In the corresponding dialog box activate a check box to add the dictation property and deactivate a check box remove the dictation property Cl
149. tion is only available when sending a notification that transcription is finished If no such setting has been made by the author but you want to attach a file to the notification make the corresponding setting as shown below Dictation File Audio mAs Motification Open Finish E Attach file to notification Email address for notification Comment You will now be prompted to create an attachment when you finish transcription The author will be prompted to save the attachment Notification address The address field lists the email addresses of where to send the notification to You can enter more than one address in this field addresses have to be separated by Dictation File Audio A Notification Open Finish E Attach file to notification Yes E 3 Email address for notification address work comaddresse ab 35 SpeechExec Pro Transcribe Creating author profiles It is recommended for transcriptionists that they set up author profiles Author profiles are used to identify dictations for individual authors The following use cases are supported e Dictations reveived via email FTP When authors send their dictations via email or FTP the author profiles are used to detach the dictations to the respective input folders on the transcriptionist s side If no author profile is defined the Inbox folder is used e Dictations downloaded from DPM If author profiles have been defined the DPM dictations ar
150. tions and reminders e Email notifications e Creating author profiles e Setting up your email profile e Setting up your FTP profile e Editing dictation properties e Folder operations e Downloading DPM files e Importing dictations Starting transcription You start transcription by selecting a dictation with the state lt Transcription pending gt or lt Transcription suspended gt in the dictation list State Transcription pending Transcription suspended When you open the dictation the state changes to lt Transcription in progress gt How to start transcription 1 In your SpeechExec Pro Transcribe window select a dictation from the list and click on the toolbar or go to the File menu and select Start Transcription You can also double click the dictation directly in the list 2 Depending on your personal settings or preconfigured settings the Dictation Properties dialog box may be displayed Review and if required edit the properties Click OK to save your changes and close the dialog box 3 The SpeechExec Player opens with the dictation The file name is displayed in the title bar cuy SpeechExec Player author001 wav File Dictation Instructions Settings wiew Help Peine lo Position 00 00 00 Length 00 00 21 E 31 SpeechExec Pro Transcribe 4 lf you have defined a word processing program for transcription e g Microsoft Word it will also be opened You can now start playback and transcriptio
151. to each other on a disk drive You can think of a virtual folder as a container into which you can place whatever files you want Virtual folders are a useful way to organize files that can be distributed across your file system The most common use case for this type of folder is when you want to organize files from several different locations into one location Note SpeechExec uses the virtual folder concept for the transcripionist s Intray folder only Intray folder The transcriptionist s Intray folder organizes all input folders for the transcriptionist into one simulated overview folder The input for the Intray comes by default from the Pending folders which are mapped to the authors Finished folders from the Suspended folders and the Inbox folder For more information about the SpeechExec folder structure refer to the Tree view topics in the SoeechExec Pro Dictate and SpeechExec Pro Transcribe Online Helps respectively ex SpeechExec Pro Transcribe gt File Edit Folder DPM Settings View Help IAEA if LA Local work File name an Outbos iL Sent Items You can see the Intray folder in the transcriptionist s tree view where it appears like any other folder However were you to go and search for this folder in your Windows Explorer you would not be able to find it Additionally the following restrictions apply e You can rename and hide the Intray folder but you cannot delete it e You cannot create subfolder
152. to the left of a folder means that a folder contains subfolders click the plus sign to expand the tree For a description of the default folder structure see Tree view For information on working with folders see Folder operations Dictation list The dictation list displays information on the dictations stored in the selected folder The columns display the properties of the dictations For information on your dictation list see Dictation list For a full list of dictation properties see Dictation properties You can change the focus between the tree view and the dictation list by clicking inside each pane Status bar The status bar at the bottom of the window displays information on dictation management such as your user name and role the number of dictations in the selected folder and the number of dictations with priority assigned Menus SpeechExec provides the following menus File Edit Folder DPM Settings View Help File Start Transcription Opens the selected dictation If more than one file in your Worklist is selected the first selected file is opened Depending on your personal settings or preconfigured settings a word processor is also opened Playback Starts playback of the selected dictation If more than one file in your dictation list is selected the first selected file is played back Select the menu command again to stop playback Play Special Instruction Starts playback of the special instruction
153. to work with dictation files manage their worklist and tree view define dictation and folder properties configure their DPM download DPM files send dictations by email and make various settings for recording dictations The SpeechExec Pro Dictate module cannot run in parallel with the SpeechExec Pro Transcribe module SpeechExec Pro Transcribe This module enables transcriptionists to work with dictation files manage their worklist and tree view define folder properties download DPM files receive dictations by email and make various settings for transcribing dictations The SpeechExec Pro Transcribe module cannot run in parallel with the SpeechExec Pro Dictate module SpeechExec Recorder This module enables authors to perform the dictation tasks such as recording recording of special and spoken instructions playback editing and positioning in the sound file They can also edit dictation properties and make various settings SpeechExec Player This module enables transcriptionists to perform tasks such as playback playback of special and spoken instructions positioning in the sound file They can also view dictation properties and make various settings SpeechExec Pro Transcribe Trademarks SpeechExec SpeechMike and Pocket Memo are trademarks of Koninklijke Philips Electronics N V Trademarks of other companies Windows 2000 Windows XP Microsoft Corporation Pentium Intel Corporation All other names are trademar
154. tware update process The software update process has the following steps 1 If you have made settings to automatically check for updates SpeechExec checks for available updates when the program is started 2 If available program updates are identified a message is displayed asking if you want to download the update 56 SpeechExec Pro Transcribe 3 If you select Yes a progress dialog box is displayed during the download process The software update will be downloaded to the local Temp SpeechExecUpdater folder 4 Amessage is displayed asking if you want to install the update If you select Yes SpeechExec is shut down and the update is applied to the relevant program files The local update configuration file is also replaced If you select No you can continue working If you want to install the update later browse for your local Temp SpeechExecUpdater folder and double click the exe file to apply the update manually 6 You may be asked to restart the PC For information on how the update mechanism works see Update overview DPM firmware Here you can check for available DPM firmware updates Firmware is that part of the software which has been programmed into the DPM device and can be upgraded via SpeechExec when the device is connected to the PC Check for updates automatically Activate this option to automatically check for available DPM firmware updates Select how often the automatic check should be executed
155. twork dictations are immediately updated Folders saved on your local drive are also refreshed immediately Priority Select the level for color coding dictations displayed in your dictation list Dictations with this value or higher are color coded they are displayed as urgent dictations This means that they appear in the dictation list with a different color than lower priority dictations The Priority you set determines which dictations have this color coding For example if you set a Priority of 10 dictations with a priority value of 10 or higher are listed with this color coding Display tooltips Define for how long a tooltip is displayed when you hover your mouse over a user interface element 59 SpeechExec Pro Transcribe Shortcuts Here you can define shortcuts for actions using combinations of keys on your keyboard The Keyboard shortcuts list shows the keystroke combinations and actions that have already been assigned as well as actions that can be assigned shortcuts To create a new shortcut select the action and with the focus in the field below press the keystroke combination and click Assign Keyboard shortcuts Fast Forward Fast Rewind Go to previous spoken instruction Go to next spoken instruction Finish dictation Suspend dictation Close dictation Switch between Insert and Overwrite mode To assign a keystroke to the selected action press the shortcut key combinations aod To delete a sh
156. ward through the topics you have viewed in this session This button is only functional if you have already clicked Back to view previous topics Refresh Refreshes the displayed topic Home Displays the Start Page which is the topic you first see when you open this Help system Print Enables you to print either just the selected topic or all the topics in the selected book Options Displays the following options Hide show Tabs Hides the navigation pane To reopen the pane click Show Tabs Locate The same as the Locate button Back The same as the Back button Forward The same as the Forward button Home The same as the Home button Stop Stops a topic or URL loading in the topic pane Refresh The same as the Refresh button Internet Options Opens a dialog box where you can configure Internet options for Internet Explorer Print The same as the Print button Search Highlight On Off Turns highlighting on and off for searching Navigation pane The navigation pane contains the following tabs to help you find the right topic in the Help system Contents This tab contains a table for contents for the Help Index This tab presents an alphabetical list of keywords and enables you to search for index entries Search This tab enables you to search for keywords throughout the entire Help system 28 SpeechExec Pro Transcribe Favorites Here you can list favorite topics that you want to refer back to repea

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