User's Manual Part 5

Talkman@ Open Operator's Guide
T alk-Ahead Capability
New Talkman users often listen to the entire question before
responding. As you become more comfortable using the Talkman
terminal, you can interrupt it by answering while it is still talking, or
even before it asks the question. When you start talking, the
Talkman terminal stops.
This talk-ahead feature of the Talkman terminal allows you to answer
several questions in advance without waiting to hear the entire
question.
For example, suppose your task has the following questions
Is this a truck or car?
.
.What color is the vehicle?
If you respond to the first question by saying, "Truck, Blue," the
Talkman terminal does not speak the second question since it heard
the answer to it, but instead speaks the next question in your task. If
the echo feature is enabled, the Talkman terminal repeats the answers
it heard. Since each task is different, refer to your system
administrator for information on whether echo is used at your site.
New operators sometimes try to rush words together, like when
trying to talk ahead or speaking a group of digits, such as a part
number. Until you are comfortable with the talk-ahead feature, it is
easier if you pause slightly between each word. For example, if the
Talkman tenninal asks you :
"What is the serial number?"
say:
"one" pause "nine" pause "one:
Once you are more comfortable using the Talkman terminal, you can
speak groups of words without pausing between them.
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