Sony ICD-MS515 Resource Manual page 37

SECTION Q: Transcription
Depending on the application, some or all of the recordings may be manually
transcribed or automatically turned into text. Voice to print (voice to text) is
certainly a growing technology, but many users still prefer to transcribe the
dictation in the traditional fashion of using a foot control and hearing the words
through a chin band style listening device. The person performing this task could
be the originator of the dictation as well as an office assistant or professional
transcriptionist.
Sony has introduced the FS-85USB Transcription Hardware/Software kit which
includes a CD-ROM with a transcription program and a USB connected
3-function foot control and a chin band style listening device. Loading the
software on a Windows® based PC provides the capability of easily transcribing
the dictation into any word processing or e-mail application.
The appearance of the software is similar to that of the GUI (Graphical Unit
Interface) of the Digital Voice Editor which comes with the PC compatible Digital
Voice Recorders.
The upper right section of the DVE GUI on the PC side (right side) shows the
location of the files which are available for transcription. Before the availability of
the FS-85USB transcription kit, the files had to be converted into .wav format in
order to transcribe them. With the new software in the FS-85USB, the dictation
files can be transcribed and listened to in their original format (msv,. dvf, .wav,
.mp3). This saves a number of steps and most important valuable time.
The Player Pane is the control and information panel for the transcriptionist.
Audio Functions Special Functions
Current Dictation Information Playback Operation Playback Slider
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