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SpeechControl4Mac version 3.3
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  • Page 1 WORKBOOK SpeechControl4Mac version 3.3 DICTATE 5...

  • Page 2: Speech Processing Solutions

    Workbook Solutions Speech Processing SpeechControl4Mac 3.3 2 of 28 Page:...
  • Page 3 Workbook Solutions Speech Processing SpeechControl4Mac 3.3 Table of Contents Introduction Installation SUPPORTED PLATFORMS Mac Platforms Speech Recognition Software SpeechMike SpeechControl Menu Toolbar Device Configuration Application control Working with Dragon Dictate 5 FAQ’s MAC BASICS ACRONYMS and ABBREVATIONS 3 of 28...
  • Page 4 Workbook Solutions Speech Processing SpeechControl4Mac 3.3 4 of 28 Page:...
  • Page 5 Speech Processing SpeechControl4Mac 3.3 INTRODUCTION SpeechControl4Mac has been designed to control different applications on a Mac with a Philips SpeechMike III and a SpeechMike Premium. The software allows to assign different functions to each button, enable or disable certain features, and also to control applications via hotkeys.
  • Page 6 SpeechMike Premium Barcode Touch 3800 series - NEW Notes:  SpeechMike II (LFH 52xx) and SpeechMike Air (LFH 30xx) devices are not supported.  SpeechControl4Mac does not support SpeechMike Premium devices which are set to “keyboard mode” 6 of 28 Page:...
  • Page 7 Workbook Solutions Speech Processing SpeechControl4Mac 3.3 SPEECHCONTROL MENU The SpeechControl menu provides the following options: Menu entries The SpeechControl menu has following entries: About box The About box shows the current version of your SpeechControl4Mac application. 7 of 28 Page:...
  • Page 8 Workbook Solutions Speech Processing SpeechControl4Mac 3.3 Edit Menu The Edit menu shows following important entries: Use the “special character” menu entry when programming text macros with special characters to a SpeechMike button D Note: the “special character” menu is disabled.
  • Page 9 Workbook Solutions Speech Processing SpeechControl4Mac 3.3 TOOLBAR The SpeechControl toolbar shows following items: Device Clicking the Device item views the Device page. This item is only enabled if a valid device is connected. Application Control Clicking the Application Control item views the Application Control page.
  • Page 10 Workbook Solutions Speech Processing SpeechControl4Mac 3.3 DEVICE CONFIGURATION General On the Device page you can customize the behavior of the active device, configure its buttons and upgrade its firmware. After starting SpeechControl, the current settings of the connected device are automatically loaded and displayed in the UI.
  • Page 11 Workbook Solutions Speech Processing SpeechControl4Mac 3.3 Device Test To test the currently active connected SpeechMike simply click on any button. The „last event“ field will show the most recent button event that was recognized by SpeechControl4Mac. D 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.
  • Page 12 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. 12 of 28 Page:...
  • Page 13 B IMORTANT:  If 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 to the device.
  • Page 14 Workbook Solutions Speech Processing SpeechControl4Mac 3.3 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.
  • Page 15 Workbook Solutions Speech Processing SpeechControl4Mac 3.3 Button Configuration Here you can switch the function events of the SpeechMike buttons on the active device to meet your personal requirements. Configuring the button function  Click the arrows of the combo box cell in the Event column for the button you want to configure.
  • Page 16 Workbook Solutions Speech Processing SpeechControl4Mac 3.3 Firmware  Here you can load the latest firmware version into the active device. D Note: Firmware upgrade is possible only in Stop state (device is not recording not playing back). The Firmware upgrade process ...
  • Page 17 Workbook Solutions Speech Processing SpeechControl4Mac 3.3 APPLICATION CONTROL 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.
  • Page 18 Workbook Solutions Speech Processing SpeechControl4Mac 3.3 D 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.
  • Page 19 Workbook Solutions Speech Processing SpeechControl4Mac 3.3  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. ...
  • Page 20 Workbook Solutions Speech Processing SpeechControl4Mac 3.3 WORKING WITH DRAGON DICTATE 5 Default configuration 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...
  • Page 21 Workbook Solutions Speech Processing SpeechControl4Mac 3.3 Moving the cursor To move the cursor with in the document simply click on “Forward” to move the cursor forward or click “Backward” to move the cursor backwards. Selecting words To select words backwards (e.g. for correction) simply click on the “EOL” button on your SpeechMike.

  • Page 22: Advanced Settings

    Workbook Solutions Speech Processing SpeechControl4Mac 3.3 Advanced settings Switching speech modes Sometimes it is required to 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”...
  • Page 23 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. Q: How can I use the Philips slide switch SpeechMike with Dragon NaturallySpeaking? A: The record button of the SpeechMike Classic (Philips slide switch) is preconfigured with the Record-Toggle function.
  • Page 24 SpeechControl4Mac 3.3 Q.: Can I program all Dragon commands on my SpeechMike buttons? A.: SpeechControl4Mac offers the most important functions for Dragon Dictate 5 in its feature set. Specific macros or commands cannot be programmed to the SpeechMike buttons. Please use the spoken commands instead.

  • Page 25: Key Combination

    Workbook Solutions Speech Processing SpeechControl4Mac 3.3 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...

  • Page 26: Table Of Contents

    Workbook Solutions Speech Processing SpeechControl4Mac 3.3 Basic application and other Mac OS X keyboard commands D 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...
  • Page 27 Workbook Solutions Speech Processing SpeechControl4Mac 3.3 ACRONYMS AND ABBREVATIONS Digital Pocket Memo Digital Speech Standard Philips Speech Processing Software Development Kit SpeechMike User Interface Universal Serial Bus Back to Table of Contents 27 of 28 Page:...

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