WORKBOOK - Speech Recognition Solutions
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1. Q Can existing SpeechMike users obtain the tool from our web site at no extra cost A Yes it will be downloadable for SpeechMike III from the web site Q Is there a minimum SpeechMike firmware version required for version use on a Mac A Yes SpeechMike III requires firmware V1 14 or later In case a SpeechMike III with an older firmware is connected you will be asked to upgrade your firmware s Warning There are known compatibility issues between the firmware on your SpeechMike3 device and the audio drivers on your Mac It is strongly recommended to upgrade the firmware to version 1 14 Cancel Upgrade If vou click Upgrade SpeechControl4Mac will upgrade the SpeechMike III firmware to version 1 14 O Does it matter in which order Dragon Dictate 2 5 or SpeechControl4Mac are installed A The installation order does not matter So if Dragon Dictate 2 5 is already there you can also install SpeechControl4Mac afterwards and all works fine Back to Table of Contenis Page 23 of 27 Philips Speech Processing a PHI ji LI PS MAC BASICS For all who are new to the Mac world please find below a short description of some basic Mac commands This might be useful when programming shortcut keys to SpeechMike buttons Modifyer Key symbols on a Mac Modifier key symbols you can see in Mac OS X menus db Command key On some Apple keyboards this key also has an Apple logo 6 Control key Optio2. Mac WORKBOOK speechControl4Mac V2 8 Build 260 A DRAGON DICTATE 2 5 EWE d Pii a l PHILIPS Philips Speech Processing ro Release Amounconon PHILIPS Page 2 of 27 Partner Release Announcement SpeechControl4Mac 2 8 Philips Speech Processing Table of Contents WORKBOOK Introduction SpeechControl4Mac installation SpeechControl4MacMenu SpeechControl4Mac Toolbar SpeechControl4MacDevice Configuration Application control Working with Dragon Dictate 2 5 FAQ s MAC BASICS ACRONYMS and ABBREVATIONS Page 3 of 27 PHILIPS Philips Speech Processing E a p i i LI PS Page 4 of 27 Philips Speech Processing a p Bi j LI P S INTRODUCTION SpeechControl4Mac has been designed to control different applications on a Mac with a Philips SpeechMike III The software allows to assign different functions to each button enable or disable certain features and also to control applications via hotkeys For text generation you can simply write the specified text with a button click into the text editor Even more advanced you can quickly execute your favorite Dragon Dictate 2 5 commands with just a button click on the device The device configuration settings can be loaded from and saved to the device You can also restore the default device configuration settings and save them to the device When starting Philips SpeechControl4Mac the settings are automatically loaded from the connected active device Chan
3. Hide SpeechControl H Hide Others XH S n O W A Quit SpeechControl Q Page 6 of 27 Philips Speech Processing a PHI ji LI PS About box The About box shows the current version of your SpeechControl4Mac application a SpeechControl Version 2 8 260 Ergemered Generac tested and documorim py Pros Ausy m Gmt MLO Desn Ciao ohins oor Copyrigt 2010 2011 Pritps Austris A nghry reserved Edit Menu The Edit menu shows following important entries Edit Window Help Undo db Z Redo HZ Cut 35 X Copy 36 C Paste a6 V Paste and Match Style H V Delete Select All A Special Characters X T k Use the special character menu entry when programming text macros with special characters to a SpeechMike button o gt a lt Pile b Kiammern Satzreichen Wihrungen Fo Bidzeichen 4 Autzihl Sterne Vo Mathem pmbots Ne Quchsta Zeichen TWELVE PO LACK STAR J moji Als Favorit sichern A Latelnisch Alternative Schriften o 0 Pp OS amp H r OX LX K 0 V 4 rus O amp RH gt Y acx 8 VY Da MA O0 KO e r bo 4 0 ee te Ds 40 GF 6 Note When programming hotkeys the special character menu is disabled Page 7 of 27 Philips Speech Processing AE N Window menu The Window menu shows following entries Window Help Minimize ds M Zoom Bring All to Front Spe
4. Click the arrows of the combo box cell in the Event column for the button you want to configure e Select the event to be associated with the button Button Event EOL EOL gt Insert Overwrite Insert Overwrite Rewind Disabled Forward Record Record Stop Play Play spire i for unction ey Rewind Function key 3 EOL Instruction Command Function key 1 Function key 2 Function key 3 Function key 4 Mouse button left Mouse button right e Save the settings to the active device by clicking the Save to device button Note If the active device has a built in barcode scanner the Barcode trigger option can also be enabled to scan the barcode by pressing the button Back to Table of Contenis Page 14 of 27 Philips Speech Processing a PHI ji LI DS Firmware Here you can load the latest firmware version into the active device 6 Note Firmware upgrade is possible only in Stop state device is not recording not playing back Settings Advanced Settings Button Configuration Current firmware version 1 14 Firmware file M Please note that upgrading the firmware is only possible if the device is currently not recording or playing back sound k Upgrade firmware The Firmware upgrade process e Select the firmware file to be loaded to the device Ei SpeechMikelll_ v1 14 bin 18 08 2011 16 12 e Click Upgrade firmware e The Firmware upgrade sh
5. Up Cancel OR Enter a name for the operation This name will be shown in the mapping table Click Add The operation step editor is displayed s Hotkey QO Text C Dragon command C Delay lt Previous Next gt Finish Cancel Specify the type of the operation click Next and make the required settings Page 17 of 27 Philips Speech Processing a PHI ji LI DS e Click Finish to save the changes The edit operation sheet is displayed again where further operations can be added or already existing ones can be edited deleted or moved up down in order e Click OK Operation types e Hotkey Sends a specified hotkey with the optional modifier Shift Command Control Option to the application in focus by pressing the selected button on the active device Could be used to reach a menu item or change the screen resolution e Text Sends a specified text to the application in focus by pressing the selected button on the active device Note You can also insert special characters with the use of the special characters menu e Dragon command Executes the selected Dragon Dictate command by pressing the selected button on the active device Following Dragon commands are available Toggle microphone v Microphone on Microphone off Togale microphone Start playback Stop playback Toggle playback Move cursor forward Move cursor backward Select words forward i Select words backward Stop curs
6. directly map the desired events to the mouse buttons on the device Custom mouse style configuration is the same as standard Button Configuration but only for mouse related buttons on the device Page 11 of 27 Philips Speech Processing a PHI ji LI DS Enable Drag lock Activate this option to pick up a selected item by pressing the mouse button for more than the specified duration To drop the item just briefly press the button again V Enable Drag Lok 9 CC MSL E AC 100 ms 2500 ms Trackball Q Here you can set the trackball speed of the active device Furthermore you can enable dynamic trackball behavior which accelerates the mouse cursor when quickly moving the trackball Trackball es Slow Fast Back to Table of Contents Advanced Settings Here you can customize the advanced behavior of the active device Settings ITTE Button Configuration Firmware Button click noise filter Enable A Lock Device Bit Enable Low power mode Enable Target OS Mac OS Windows 6 Note The available options depend on the type of the active device Button click noise filter Enable this option to suppress all acoustical button clicks during recording Lock device bit Here you can set the lock device bit stored on the active device This setting is important for integrators only and has no effect on SpeechControl4Mac Low power mode Enable this option to set the USB power mode to Low powe
7. is shown in the Dock Q Can I enable the auto start option of SpeechControl4Mac A Yes you can modify the startup options in the SpeechControl4Mac options in the Dock O How can use the Philips slide switch SpeechMike with Dragon NaturallySpeaking A The record button of the SpeechMike Classic Philips slide switch is preconfigured with Record Toggle function The four position switch operates as it is printed on the device e g PLAY starts playback fast forwards moves the cursor forwards Q Why is Record Toggle the default setting for the record button A According to user feedback record toggle is the most convenient recording mode Additionally this method reduces the risks of losing recognized texts by releasing the record button too early compared to the push to talk mode O Can I switch the record button from toggle mode to push to talk A Yes this can be done Just change the button pressed event to microphone on and add the Microphone off and stop command to the bution release event Then the microphone is switched on when pressing the record button and switched off when releasing the record button Button Event Pressed Released Record Microphone on auto Microphone off auto Q Can I switch my SpeechMike Classic to a German slide switch stype A Yes if you have a SpeechMike Classic 3220 this can easily be done in the button configuration tab Simply exc
8. The availability of the above settings depends on the type of the active device Page 10 of 27 Philips Speech Processing aro Release Amounconon PHILIPS Device Test To test the currently active connected SpeechMike simply click on any button Last event Function key 1 released The last event field will show the most recent button event that was recognized by SpeechControl4Mac Note If you do not see a change when clicking a button please check your SpeechMike settings whether the button is disabled or to check the USB connection to the SpeechMike Back to Table of Contenis Settings Here you can customize the basic behavior of the active device 6 Note The available options depend on the type of the active device BrE Advanced Settings Button Configuration Firmware Mouse Enable Al Right handed mouse of Left handed mouse Custom Button Event Trigger button Function key 4 Mouse button left Mouse button left Mouse button right Command V Enable Drag lock Z 100 ms 2500 ms Trackball Slow Fast Mouse J Here you can make general changes to the mouse functionality of a SpeechMike You can also disable all mouse functionality Trackball and mouse buttons Mouse style Right handed mouse style means the primary mouse button is the left mouse button left handed mouse style means the primary mouse button is the right mouse button You can also configure a custom mouse style and
9. e Internet under http support apple com kb ht1343 Back to Table of Contents Page 25 of 27 Philips Speech Processing Partner Release Announcement SpeechControl4Mac 2 8 ACRONYMS AND ABBREVATIONS DPM DSS PSP SDK SM Ul USB Digital Pocket Memo Digital Soeech Standard Philips Speech Processing Software Development Kit SpeechMike User Interface Universal Serial Bus Back to Table of Contents Page 26 of 27 PHILIPS PHILIPS October 2011 Doc No WRT 2760 11099 Dragon Dictate is a trademark of Nuance Inc and is used here under license All other Trademarks are the property of Royal Philips Electronics or their respective owners 2011 Royal Philips Electronics Philips Austria GmbH All rights reserved Errors and omissions excepted Page 2 of Q
10. echControl Help menu The Window menu shows following entries Help Search QD SpeechControl Help 3 Back to Table of Contents Page 8 of 27 PHILIPS Philips Speech Processing a PHI ji LI PS SPEECHCONTROL4MACTOOLBAR The SpeechControl toolbar shows following items SpeechControl Lad Je SpeechMike3 Pro 3200 Gi Device Clicking the Device item views the Device page This item is only enabled if a valid device is connected Application Control La Clicking the Application Control item views the Application Control page This item is only enabled if a valid device is connected m Introduction Clicking the Introduction item views the Introduction page The Introduction page is shown by default if no valid device is connected Active device SpeechMike3 Pro 3200 This text field shows the currently active device The settings of that device can be configured on the Device page the application control options for that device can be configured on the Application Control page If no valid device is connected the text field shows No device connected Device details i When clicking on this item a sheet is displayed showing the details for the active device Device Name SpeechMike3 Pro 3200 Category SpeechMike 3 LFH number 3200 Firmware version 1 14 USB Vendor Id 2321 USB Product Id 3102 http www dictation philips com Close Page 9 of 27 Philips S
11. eet is displayed the upgrade process can be followed ona progress bar Transfer finished Resetting device m 7 7 lt lt ri DO NOT DISCONNECT THE DEVICE until the upgrade is complete e The device is ready to use again after the sheet is getting closed Back to Table of Contenis Page 15 of 27 Philips Speech Processing a PH i LI PS APPLICATION CONTROL an SpeechControl M 5 SpeechMike3 Pro 3200 ht F Dragon Dictate profile Pressed Released Toggle microphone Microphone off Start playback a Stop playback Move cursor forward _ Stop cursor Move cursor backward Stop cursor Select words backward Stap cursor insert Overwrite Show recognition wi Irktru cos Command Function key screenshot Function key 2 Command w auto Function key 3 Function key 4 Activate Application Control Last event Function key I released On the Application Control page you enable to control other applications for example Dragon Dictate or TextEdit or any other application in focus with the active device by assigning different operations like hotkeys or Dragon commands to buttons on the device Application Control provides three profiles by default which can be selected by clicking the popup button on top of the page Gj Dragon Dictate profile Each profile has a different Button Event to operation mapping which you can see in the table below The following image is
12. ent simply click on Forward i to move the cursor forward or click Backward f to move the cursor backwards Selecting words To select words backwards e g for correction simply click on the EOL button ikiii SpeechMike on your Correcting mistakes To correct mistakes simply position the cursor with Forward or Backward at the end of the wrong word select the wrong text with the EOL button of your SpeechMike and click on the INS OVR button of the SpeechMike to display the recognition window Recognition Play With everything blown dry if everything blown dry _ as with everything blown dry with everything blown dry and jf everything blown dry and To select the correct phrase or text either speak the Pick command or choose the appropriate line with SpeechMike mouse functions Note The recognition window will only show the last utterance This is a Dragon Dictate behavior and cannot be changed As a workaround to correct a single word you can try to mark the word with the EOL button and speak over it Playing back the recorded sound To play back the recorded sound move the cursor to the appropriate position and click on the play button Ni Note If you have problems listening to the recorded sounds please check the audio settings of your Mac Page 20 of 27 Philips Speech Processing n PHI ji LI PS Advanced settings Switching speech modes Sometimes it is required t
13. ges made with other applications on the active device after the first startup are not downloaded to SpeechControl you have to download them manually If a device is already connected to the computer and you additionally connect another device the second connected device becomes the active device The device configuration settings will be loaded automatically To change the behavior of the active device and configure the buttons go to the Device page To make configurations on the active device for handling different applications go to the Application Control page When encountering problems you can try to find a solution in the help Back to Table of Contents Page 5 of 27 Philips Speech Processing aro Release Amounconon PHILIPS SPEECHCONTROL4MAC INSTALLATION e Insert the SpeechControl4Mac disk into the disk drive of your Mac e An autrun screen will appear SpeechControl OVISI Miis Auta itt Smet eeg PH ij Li PS e Drag the SpeechMike icon to the Applications folder to start installation Note to manually start installation go to the finder and select the disk drive To install SpeechControl4MAc move SpeechControl app to the Applications folder Back to Table of Contents SPEECHCONTROL4MACMENU The SpeechControl4Mac menu provides the following options SpeechControl Edit Window Help SpeechControl Menu The SpeechControl menu has following entries C Tajle 0 Edit Windc About SpeechControl Services
14. hange the PLAY and the STOP function and upload the setting to the SpeechMike O Can use SpeechControl4Mac on Linux operating systems A No the application is designed for Mac operating systems only Q Can use the application control with my Digital Pocket Memo A No SpeechControl4Mac has been designed to control other applications with Philips SpeechMikes only Page 22 of 27 Philips Speech Processing a p i j LI PS Q Can I program all Dragon commands on my SpeechMike buttons A SpeechControl4Mac offers the most important functions for Dragon Dictate 2 5 in its feature set Specific macros or commands can not be programmed to the SpeechMike buttons Please use the spoken commands instead Q Will it be delivered automatically with the HW A Yes SpeechControl4Mac will be delivered with every SpeechMike Q Will it be possible to configure the Digital Pocket Memo DPM A SpeechControl4Mac can configure Philips SpeechMikes III only Q Can you set the buttons to toggle continuous A Yes this can be done with the button pressed and button released event Q What versions of Dragon Dictate does SpeechControl4Mac work with A SpeechControl4Mac works with Dragon Dictate 2 5 Q How much does this tool cost A There is no extra charge for SoeechControl4Mac Q Where can we get this tool from Is it on the web A SpeechControl4Mac can be downloaded from the Philips Soeech Processing download area
15. n key Alt may also appear on this key 4 F Shift key gt Caps Lock Toggles Caps Lock on or off fn Function key Basic keyboard shortcuts Basic finder keyboard shortcuts Key combination What it does Select all items in the front Finder window or desktop if no window is Command A open Command X Cut Move dragged item to other volume location pointer icon changes while Command key while dragging key is held see this article Copy dragged item pointer icon changes while key is held see this Option key while dragging article Back to Table of Contents Page 24 of 27 Philips Speech Processing a PH i LI PS Basic application and other Mac OS X keyboard commands 6 Note Some applications may not support all of the below application key combinations Key combination What it does Show or hide the Spotlight search field if multiple languages are installed may rotate through enabled script systems Gontrol T Transpose the character behind the cursor and the character in front of the cursor Control V Move down one page Delete the word that is left of the cursor as well as any spaces or punctuation Option Delete after the word Forward Delete on portable Macs built in keyboard Undo previous command some applications allow for multiple Undos Redo previous command some applications allow for multiple Redos Note more detailed information about shortcut keys for Mac can be found in th
16. o switch to speech mode during dictation This can be reached by programming a hotkey to a SpeechMike button By default the hot key for changing speech mode is Command F10 800 Shortcuts Show Recognition Window 36F9 Dismiss MouseGrid 9 F12 X EX Name Operation steps Type Value T ve Hotkey Command F10 ene Mit Up Down Cancel OK To switch the speech mode simply click on the programmed SpeechMike button until you reach the desired one wolfgang wolfgang wolfgang wolfgang P Shortcuts Shortcuts Shortcuts Shortcuts Shortcut Recorder Shortcut Recorder Shortcut Recorder Shortcut Recorder Back to Table of Contenis Page 21 of 27 Philips Speech Processing a p j LI PS FAQ S Q What can I do with SpeechControl4Mac A With SpeechControl4Mac you can re configure the SpeechMike and you can assign buttons to application functions Additionally you can test your SpeechMike for button events and update your SpeechMike s firmware Q Does SpeechControl4Mac always run in the background A When using the typical setup option SpeechControl4Mac does not start up automatically To enable autostart after login do following 1 Go to the Dock and click the right mouse button on the Dock icon g 2 Go to Options and enable Open at Login Q How do I know that SpeechControl4Mac is currently running A When SpeechControl4Mac is currently running an g icon
17. o the device e Otherwise the device will not be recognized by any Windows dictation software e tis not possible to switch to the Windows mode on Windows operating systems switching back to Windows OS e Switch the target OS back to Windows OS and save the settings to the device Target O5 Mac O5 Windows e Save the settings to the SpeechMike by clicking the Save to device k button Barcode scan mode Here you can set the operation of the barcode scanner Scan to application focus keyboard mode Works as a secondary keyboard connected to the computer Scan to specified fields event mode Generates a special barcode event when a barcode is scanned his option reguires special barcode event integration Note This option is only available for devices with built in barcode scanner Back to Table of Contenis Page 13 of 27 Philips Speech Processing Button Configuration Partner Release Announcement SpeechControl4Mac 2 8 PHILIPS Here you can switch the function events of the SpeechMike buttons on the active device to meet your personal requirements Settings Button EOL Insert Overwrite Rewind Forward Record Play Function key 1 Function key 2 Function key 3 Advanced Settings eee eee Firmware Event EOL Insert Overwrite Rewind Forward Record Play Function key 1 Function key 2 Function key 3 ae dk ooo db db dk dt Configuring the button function e
18. or Show recognition window e Delay Suspends the execution of a command for the specified time Page 18 of 27 Philips Speech Processing o ie PHI ji LI DS WORKING WITH DRAGON DICTATE 2 5 Default configuration Recognition Window Pay Mark backwards PLAY last utterance gt T Record toggle 6 Move cursor forwards L Move cursor backwards _ Start dictation To start dictation put the cursor focus to the text editor and simply click on the Record button of your SpeechMike The record icon of Dragon Dictate will switch to green and the record LED of the SpeechMike will light up wolfgang T F E a ADC i Cot j a Partner Rel Ann Speech Control4Mac h Note The default record seting is Record Toggle mode Stop dictation N IMORTANT Before stopping dictation wait until all text has been completely recognized and put to the text editors window Otherwise Dragon Dictate might drop the words or commands which have not been recognized yet To stop dictation simply click on the Record button I of your SpeechMike when using the default record mode Note If you have switched your SpeechMike to push to talk mode you need to wait until the text has been completely recognized before releasing the record button Page 19 of 27 Philips Speech Processing a PHI jj LI PS Moving the cursor To move the cursor with in the docum
19. peech Processing a PH i LI PS SPEECHCONTROL4MACDEVICE CONFIGURATION General eon SoeechControl SpeechMike3 Pro 3200 blob SS NOM Ar Rae V eevee Mouse rabie w J Right handed mouse Fi _ Left handed mouse gt Custom Buton Event Trigger button Function key 4 Mouse Dottron teft Mouse buttonieft 3 Mouse Sutton night Command 300 me 2500 me Trackball o Farr BD Restore detavits gt Load from device y Save to device Lastevert Function tey 1 released On the Device page you can customize the behavior of the active device configure its buttons and upgrade its firmware After starting SoeechControl the current settings of the connected device are automatically loaded and displayed in the UI You can also load the settings from the device manually by clicking the Y Load from device button After changing the settings in the Ul you can save them to the device by clicking the t Brae tn a button By clicking JZ Restore defaults the factory settings for the connected device are loaded and displayed in the UI After that click Save to device to save the factory settings to the connected device Note It is not possible to configure more than one connected device at once When connecting a second device to your Mac it automatically becomes the active configurable device Following settings are available on the Device page Advanced Settings Button Configuration Firmware 6 Note
20. r mode In Low power mode the SpeechMike requires less than 100 mA which is needed in case the USB port on the Mac does not comply with the USB standard 500 mA Page 12 of 27 Philips Speech Processing a PHI ji LI DS Target OS Select whether you want to use the device on a Mac or on a Windows PC It is strongly recommended to use Mac OS as Target OS when working on a Mac lf Windows is selected the recordings with the SpeechMike might be distorted Target OS Mac OS Windows 6 Note When connecting a SpeechMike with Windows OS configuration SpeechControl4Mac will display following dialog Swi Lazne OS Warning The currently connected SpeechMike s target OS ts Windows W it strongly recommended to switch the SpeechbMike s target OS to Mac O5 Peate note thar the SpeechMike will reconnect itself after this operation Note If you want to ase this device with Windows software of Philips Sprech Processing later on you have to switch the target OS back to Wiedows Mevice gt Advanced Settings Target O5 Select Windows gt Click Save 10 device Do you want to settch the SpeechMike s target OS to Mac OS now istrongly recommended Keep current Switch target OS target OS Windows to Mac O5 A IMORTANT e f you want to move your device back to a Windows PC and use it to work with Philips Speech Processing software you must switch the target OS back to Windows OS and save the settings t
21. showing the default mapping table for the Dragon Dictate profile Button Event Pressed Released Record Microphone on Microphone off stop Play Start playback Forward Mowe cursor forward Rewind Move cursor backward EOL Select words backward Insert Overwrite Instruction Command Function key 1 Function key 2 Function key 3 Function key 4 Eee e e e E e JE JE JE JE E You can configure the mappings by clicking an item in either the Pressed or the Released column which brings up the Edit operation sheet Page 16 of 27 Philips Speech Processing aro Release Amounconon PHILIPS 6 Notes Only the selected profile is active It is not possible to have more than one active profile simultaneously All operations except some Dragon commands which can only be handled by Dragon are carried out on the application which is currently in focus Application Control can be deactivated by unchecking the Activate Application Control checkbox below the mapping table Edit operation Operations can be created both for the button pressed and button released events by clicking an item in the mapping table s Pressed or Released column accordingly See in the following the steps for creating and editing an operation Creating and editing an operation Click an item in the mapping table The Edit operation sheet is displayed where you can configure a list of operation steps Operation steps Type Value Add Edit Delete
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