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- Page 1 I I n n s s t t a a l l l l a a t t i i o o n n G G u u i i d d e e PowerMic ™ Microphones USB PowerMic ™ PowerMic+Scanner PowerScanner ™...
- Page 2 Giving New Meaning to Voice...
- Page 3 Installation Guide PowerMic™ Microphones USB PowerMic™ PowerMic+Scanner PowerScanner™...
- Page 4 Copyright © 2003-2004 Dictaphone Corporation. All rights reserved. Disclaimer Dictaphone Corporation makes a sincere effort to ensure the accuracy of the material described herein. However, except as set forth in any license documentation applicable to each product of Dictaphone referred to herein,...
- Page 5 Stratford, Connecticut, USA The Customer Documentation Team strives to provide our customers with high-quality printed and on-line documentation for all Dictaphone products. If you have any comments or suggestions as to how we can improve our documentation for your use, please contact us at:...
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Page 6: Table Of Contents
Installing the USB PowerMic+Scanner ....9 PowerScanner™ Microphone ........10 Installing the PowerScanner ......... 13 Installing the Microphone Wizard Program ....15 Testing Your PowerMic with the Microphone Wizard 19 Regulatory Notices ............ 22 Safety ..............22 EMC ..............22... -
Page 7: Introduction
It includes installation instructions for the following models: • USB PowerMic (Part #0331039-002) This is the standard PowerMic microphone with a USB connection to your computer. Installation procedures begin on page 4. • PowerMic+Scanner (Part #0331040-002) This is the PowerMic microphone and barcode scanner with a USB connection to your computer. -
Page 8: Prerequisites
Additional Requirements USB PowerMic • This model of the PowerMic does not require the installation of any files. • It is recommended that you install and run the Microphone Wizard (MicWiz) program to test your microphone. - Page 9 Prerequisites PowerScanner • This model of the PowerMic requires the use of a Turtle Beach Santa Cruz sound card and its drivers installed on your computer. • It is also required that you install and run the Microphone Wizard (MicWiz) program to test your microphone.
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Page 10: Usb Powermic™ Microphone
You can begin using the USB PowerMic immediately. However, it is recommended that you follow the procedures to install the Microphone Wizard program and test your USB PowerMic as indicated in Installing the Microphone Wizard Program on page 15. -
Page 11: Usb Powermic+Scanner Microphone
USB PowerMic+Scanner Microphone USB PowerMic+Scanner Microphone Before using your PowerMic+Scanner, you will need to install a set of scanner driver files. The necessary drivers are on the USB Microphone Driver CD that is included with your microphone (see below). The drivers are also available for download from the Dictaphone Web site (see page 6). - Page 12 Windows/WINNT folder. The drivers are now installed. You can now install your microphone as indicated in Installing the USB PowerMic+Scanner on page 9. To download the drivers from the Dictaphone Web site: Start Internet Explorer and go to the Dictaphone Web site at www.dictaphone.com.
- Page 13 USB PowerMic+Scanner Microphone When prompted to do so, click Save to save the installation file, PowerMicDrivers.exe, on your computer. In the Save As dialog box, navigate to and select your Temp folder (C:/Temp) where you will save the downloaded file.
- Page 14 C:\PowerMicDrivers. When the extraction of files is finished, click OK and close any remaining dialog boxes. Connect your PowerMic+Scanner to your computer as indicated in Installing the USB PowerMic+Scanner on page 9. Run the Microphone Wizard (MicWiz) program to test your microphone as indicated in Installing the Microphone Wizard Program on page 15.
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Page 15: Installing The Usb Powermic+Scanner
USB PowerMic+Scanner Microphone Installing the USB PowerMic+Scanner To install and connect the USB PowerMic+Scanner microphone to your PC: After downloading and installing the drivers for the USB PowerMic+Scanner microphone, connect the USB cable to an available USB port on the back or front of your computer. -
Page 16: Powerscanner™ Microphone
Dictaphone Web site. To download the sound card drivers from the Dictaphone Web site: Start Internet Explorer and go to the Dictaphone Web site at www.dictaphone.com. Click the Support link in the top navigation bar on the Dictaphone home page. - Page 17 PowerScanner™ Microphone In the Save As dialog box, navigate to and select your Temp folder (C:/Temp) where you will save the downloaded file. Click Save to begin the download. When the download is finished, click Close and continue with the procedure below for installing the drivers for the sound card.
- Page 18 PowerMic™ Microphones Installation Guide A message, similar to the one shown below, displays telling you the drivers will be installed. Click OK. A file extraction dialog box opens. Click Unzip to begin extracting the files. Accept the default location so that the drivers are extracted to C:\SoundCardDrivers.
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Page 19: Installing The Powerscanner
PowerScanner™ Microphone Installing the PowerScanner To install the PowerScanner: The PowerScanner’s cable is split into five cables. a. Insert the speaker cable into the sound card’s Speaker port. The speaker cable’s connector is green and has a small speaker icon embossed on it. - Page 20 PowerMic™ Microphones Installation Guide Serial Connection Sound card AC Adaptor Game Spur...
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Page 21: Installing The Microphone Wizard Program
If you have the PowerScanner serial microphone, it is required that you use the MicWiz program to test your microphone before using it. If you have the USB PowerMic microphone or the USB PowerMic+Scanner microphone, it is recommended, but not required, that you use the MicWiz program to test your microphone. - Page 22 (usually the D: drive) identified as DictaphoneMic (D:). In the right pane, select the MicWiz.exe file. Drag the file to your Windows desktop. This action installs the program. Continue with Testing Your PowerMic with the Microphone Wizard on page 19.
- Page 23 Installing the Microphone Wizard Program To download the Microphone Wizard application from the Dictaphone Web site: Start Internet Explorer and go to the Dictaphone Web site at www.dictaphone.com. Click the Support link in the top navigation bar on the Dictaphone home page.
- Page 24 PowerMic™ Microphones Installation Guide download is finished, click Close to close the dialog box, if necessary. Open Windows Explorer and navigate to the C:\MicWiz folder. In the right pane, double-click the MicWizInstall.exe file. The Microphone Wizard application files are installed in the C:\MicWiz...
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Page 25: Testing Your Powermic With The Microphone Wizard
Testing Your PowerMic with the Microphone Wizard Testing Your PowerMic with the Microphone Wizard To run the Microphone Wizard and test your PowerMic microphone: Double-click the MicWiz icon on your Windows desktop, if you installed the application from the USB Microphone Driver CD. - Page 26 PowerMic™ Microphones Installation Guide If the text box under Current Device Selection displays ‘No Device Present’, skip this step and continue with Step 3. If the text box displays the name of a device other than your microphone, click the Clear Device Selection check box to put a check mark in it.
- Page 27 Testing Your PowerMic with the Microphone Wizard Press each of the microphone’s buttons in turn. As you press each button, observe the items in the Button Pressed group box on your screen. When you press a button, its corresponding item should appear selected.
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Page 28: Regulatory Notices
PowerMic™ Microphones Installation Guide Regulatory Notices Safety EN 60950:2000 “Safety of ITE Equipment Including Electrical Business Equipment”. EN 55022:1998 (Class B) ITE Emission (EU). FCC 47 CFR Part 15 Class B Emissions (USA). ICES-003 Issue 3 Class B Emissions (Canada). -
Page 29: Index
Index additional requirements connecting the PowerMic+Scanner connecting the PowerScanner connecting the USB PowerMic download Microphone Wizard program download drivers PowerMic+Scanner PowerScanner Turtle Beach Santa Cruz sound card downloaded drivers 7, 11 installing drivers 6, 10 downloading 7, 11 installing PowerMic+Scanner... - Page 30 PowerMic™ Microphones Installation Guide PowerScanner sound card drivers installing drivers 5, 7 PowerMic+Scanner PowerScanner introduction microphone models USB PowerMic USB PowerMic+Scanner USB PowerScanner microphone testing Microphone Wizard downloading installing using MicWiz installing using PowerMic installing PowerMic microphone PowerMic+Scanner connecting downloading drivers...
- Page 31 Turtle Beach Santa Cruz sound card drivers downloading installing testing the microphone Turtle Beach Santa Cruz sound card Turtle Beach Santa Cruz sound card driver files 4, 9 USB port USB PowerMic USB PowerMic+Scanner...
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- Page 34 Tel: +44 (0)20 7878 5000 E-mail: int.support@dictaphone.com Dictaphone , PowerMic and PowerScanner are trademarks ® ™ ™ or registered trademarks of Dictaphone Corporation. All other names and trademarks referenced herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. L-2770-002 02/2004...
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