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Step 6: Next, Dragon will check audio settings.

Click the “S

tart Volume Check” button

and read aloud the text in the gray box,

exactly as presented, in a clear but

natural voice. Feel free to say the

punctuation if you wish.

Dragon will let you know when it has

heard enough. Click N

ext. The next screen

is similar: click “S

tart Quality Check”,

read aloud, then click N

ext. Dragon will

verify that your sound system is

acceptable for speech recognition.

(The Knowledgebase at www.nuance.com

contains details, including Technotes 6111

and 4720.)

Step 7: If you did not choose to skip “Initial Training”, Dragon then presents the first prompt to read: click Go,

then read the short sentence displayed. When the “Select Text” box appears, choose one of the texts

to read (the one entitled “Talking to your Computer” is recommended) and click OK.

Step 8: Proceed through the training text by reading it exactly as it is displayed. The words will turn gray once

Dragon has “heard” them, but no need to wait for this to happen—just speak at your normal pace,

clearly and naturally.

TIP Here Dragon is learning how you sound when you dictate; using the same tone, pace and volume you

are likely to use day-to-day will help it recognize your future dictations most accurately. Saying punctuation

isn’t necessary during acoustic training, but it’s a good idea to say at least the periods, to get into the habit.

(Later, you will learn to dictate all punctuation and symbols.)

IMPORTANT: Take your time. Try to read

naturally but precisely what is on the screen.

If the software needs to hear you re-read

something, a yellow arrow will show you where to

resume. If you mis-read something, just keep silent

for a moment, then resume at the yellow arrow.

The R

edo button lets you move the arrow back

one “utterance”—useful if you realize you just

misread something.

If you need to take a break, cough or sneeze, click

the P

ause button. That button will then be labeled

o; click it when ready to resume.

Once it has heard enough, Dragon takes a moment to process the acoustic information you just provided and to

create your User profile.