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APPENDIX A
Using Dragon NaturallySpeaking With a Portable Recorder
Dragon NaturallySpeaking User’s Guide
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7 The screen that appears and what you do next depends on the recorder
type you have selected.
8 Depending on your system, it can take up to 20 minutes to adapt your
user for mobile recording. You do not have to sit at your computer while
the program is adapting to your recorded voice.
Dictating into your recorder
After you train Dragon NaturallySpeaking to recognize your recorded
speech, you are ready to record some dictation.
When you dictate into your recorder, you should follow the same
guidelines you use when talking directly to the computer. (See
“Speaking properly to the computer” on page 12.)
Here are some additional tips for getting good results:
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If you talk directly into a built-in microphone, always hold your
recorder at the same distance from your mouth. Some users report
that it is easier to rest the recorder on their jaw for the most
RECORDER TYPE HOW TO PROCEED
Sony Memory Stick IC
Recorder ICD-MS1
Click the “Sony Memory Stick Voice Editor”
button and follow the instructions on the
screen.
Recording device plugged
into Line-In Jack
Be sure that the recorder is connected to the
line-in jack on your computer and
(optionally) select the Detect end of
recording and automatically adapt user files
box. If you do this, choose the number of
seconds of silence before the wizard
assumes that the recording is finished. Then
click Start Recording and start your recorder
to play back your dictation.
Digital recorder using
sound Files (.wav) on Disk
Transfer the .wav file to your computer’s
hard disk and then use the Browse button to
locate the file. If you are not sure how to
transfer recorded data to your computer, see
the documentation for your recorder. Finally,
click Next and follow the instructions on the
screen.
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