Summary of Contents for Dragon Systems DRAGON NATURALLYMOBILE RECORDER 4
- Page 1 Recorder.bk Page i Wednesday, May 12, 1999 4:09 PM Dragon NaturallyMobile ™ Recorder User’s Guide Dragon Systems...
- Page 2 Recorder.bk Page ii Wednesday, May 12, 1999 4:09 PM May 1999. Third edition. This publication may not include some last-minute technical changes and/or revisions to the program. Changes are periodically made to the information described here. Future editions of this manual will incorporate these changes. For last-minute changes that are not incorporated in this edition, refer to the Readme file included in your program.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Recorder.bk Page iii Wednesday, May 12, 1999 4:09 PM Contents Chapter 1: Basic Features and Functions Recorder Overview ......... . 3 The Dragon NaturallyMobile Recorder Display . - Page 4 Recorder.bk Page iv Wednesday, May 12, 1999 4:09 PM Dragon NaturallyMobile Recorder User’s Guide Chapter 4: Using Your Recorder Recording ..........17 Making a New Recording .
- Page 5 Recorder.bk Page v Wednesday, May 12, 1999 4:09 PM Contents Contacting Dragon Systems Technical Support ....31 Calling Dragon Systems Sales and Customer Service ....32 Dragon NaturallyMobile Recorder Accessories .
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Page 7: Chapter 1: Basic Features And Functions
Recorder.bk Page 1 Wednesday, May 12, 1999 4:09 PM Chapter 1 Basic Features and Functions The Dragon NaturallyMobile™ digital recorder is the first recorder designed specifically for speech recognition. You can use this ergonomic, handheld recorder with products such as Dragon NaturallyMobile and Dragon NaturallyOrganized™... - Page 8 Recorder.bk Page 2 Wednesday, May 12, 1999 4:09 PM Dragon NaturallyMobile Recorder User’s Guide Dragon NaturallyMobile Recorder Memory Card Door and Connector Backlit Display Microphone Power Record Insert Pause Play Volume Control Rewind Fast Forward Microphone Jack Delete Menu Folder Earphone Jack Serial PC Link Connector...
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Page 9: Recorder Overview
Recorder.bk Page 3 Wednesday, May 12, 1999 4:09 PM Chapter 1: Basic Features and Functions Recorder Overview Backlit Display—Shows folders, functions, memory and battery gauges. Includes indicators for speed and memory card (see page 4). Microphone—Hold the microphone close to the corner of your mouth for best voice-to-text recording. -
Page 10: The Dragon Naturallymobile Recorder Display
Recorder.bk Page 4 Wednesday, May 12, 1999 4:09 PM Dragon NaturallyMobile Recorder User’s Guide The Dragon NaturallyMobile Recorder Display Memory Bar—Indicates how much memory is being used. Speed Indicator—Shows whether SP (standard play) or LP (long play) is in use (see page 8). If neither appear, then VT (Voice-to- Text) is the current speed. -
Page 11: Chapter 2: Getting Started
Recorder.bk Page 5 Wednesday, May 12, 1999 4:09 PM Chapter 2 Getting Started Loading Batteries and Starting the Recorder 1 Remove the battery door on the back of the recorder. 2 Install two AAA batteries. Note the orientation of the batteries shown on the inside of the battery compartment. - Page 12 Recorder.bk Page 6 Wednesday, May 12, 1999 4:09 PM Dragon NaturallyMobile Recorder User’s Guide Plug the external microphone into the jack on the side of the recorder. The microphone should be an Electret type with an impedance of about 2.2K Ohm, such as the headset microphone that comes with Dragon NaturallySpeaking.
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Page 13: Chapter 3: Settings And Basic Functions
Recorder.bk Page 7 Wednesday, May 12, 1999 4:09 PM Chapter 3 Settings and Basic Functions Turning the Recorder On and Off Press the Power button and hold it for about a second. When the unit is You can view the time and turned on, the user name that you may have set with the Voice It Link date while the recorder is software will show briefly. -
Page 14: Adjusting The Recording Speed
Recorder.bk Page 8 Wednesday, May 12, 1999 4:09 PM Dragon NaturallyMobile Recorder User’s Guide Adjusting the Recording Speed Press and release Menu to enter the menu and continue to press and release it until you see SETUP. Want to see your remaining Press and release Play ( ) to bring up the speed function. -
Page 15: Turning Beeps On And Off
Recorder.bk Page 9 Wednesday, May 12, 1999 4:09 PM Chapter 3: Settings and Basic Functions Press Rewind or Fast Forward to switch from one microphone mode to another. Press Delete or Power to exit and save changes or press Play ( ) to continue to the next setup item. -
Page 16: Reviewing Information On Recordings
Recorder.bk Page 10 Wednesday, May 12, 1999 4:09 PM Dragon NaturallyMobile Recorder User’s Guide you are using the internal memory (I) or a card (C), and show the number of folders you have. FOLDERS Press Rewind ( ) or Fast Forward ( ) to change the number of folders. -
Page 17: Monitoring The Battery Level
Recorder.bk Page 11 Wednesday, May 12, 1999 4:09 PM Chapter 3: Settings and Basic Functions from one position to another. If you move a file from one memory to another, the recorder makes a copy of the file. Press and release Menu until you see MOVE FILE. MOVE FILE PRESS Press Play (... -
Page 18: Monitoring The Memory Level
Recorder.bk Page 12 Wednesday, May 12, 1999 4:09 PM Dragon NaturallyMobile Recorder User’s Guide When the battery is at full strength, the two black boxes are full. When the battery is at half strength, only one black box appears. When the battery supply is nearly empty, only the outline appears. -
Page 19: Checking The Exact Amount Of Memory Remaining
Recorder.bk Page 13 Wednesday, May 12, 1999 4:09 PM Chapter 3: Settings and Basic Functions Checking the Exact Amount of Memory Remaining Press and release the Menu button until you see SETUP. The time left on the memory you are using shows on the display. Press Play ( ) to enter SETUP. -
Page 20: Using New Cards The First Time
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Page 21: Protecting Recordings On Cards
Recorder.bk Page 15 Wednesday, May 12, 1999 4:09 PM Chapter 3: Settings and Basic Functions If the words UNKNOWN/CARD UNKNOWN CARD PRESS/DELETE PRESS DELETE and FOR 5 SEC/TO ERASE FOR 5 SEC TO ERASE appear, the card needs to be formatted for use in the recorder. Press and hold Delete until you see the words ERASING CARD ERASING CARD... -
Page 22: Removing Write Protection
Recorder.bk Page 16 Wednesday, May 12, 1999 4:09 PM Dragon NaturallyMobile Recorder User’s Guide To prevent recording on a card, place the card’s special round sticker in the recessed area on the top of the card. The recorder will not let you record on such cards until the sticker is removed. -
Page 23: Chapter 4: Using Your Recorder
Recorder.bk Page 17 Wednesday, May 12, 1999 4:09 PM Chapter 4 Using Your Recorder Recording Recording does not start Making a New Recording until you release the Record button. After recording has Press Folder to select a folder to hold your recording, if the display stopped, if you want to shows the wrong folder. -
Page 24: Playback
Recorder.bk Page 18 Wednesday, May 12, 1999 4:09 PM Dragon NaturallyMobile Recorder User’s Guide Press Pause or Record to resume recording. PAUSE 1:08 Playback To play all the recordings in Playing a Recording a folder, use the Rewind button to find the first Press Folder to find the folder that holds the recording. -
Page 25: Scrolling Through A Recording
Recorder.bk Page 19 Wednesday, May 12, 1999 4:09 PM Chapter 4: Using Your Recorder Scrolling Through a Recording While playing a recording, press and hold down Fast Forward to scroll forward and Rewind to scroll backward. If you hear a low beep while scrolling forward or backward, you have reached the end or the beginning of the recording. - Page 26 Recorder.bk Page 20 Wednesday, May 12, 1999 4:09 PM Dragon NaturallyMobile Recorder User’s Guide Deleting Comments While playing a recording, locate the point at which you want to begin deleting. Press Pause. You can also begin your cut by simply pressing Delete. To jump quickly to the end of a recording being played, Press and release Delete.
- Page 27 Recorder.bk Page 21 Wednesday, May 12, 1999 4:09 PM Chapter 4: Using Your Recorder Deleting Comments From the End of a Recording At the end of a recording, press Pause. Press and release Delete. The words “START CUT” appear in the To protect your recordings, display.
- Page 28 Recorder.bk Page 22 Wednesday, May 12, 1999 4:09 PM Dragon NaturallyMobile Recorder User’s Guide that folder. If you release the button before the display flashes, the recorder does not delete the files. EMPTY? I FOLDER 4 EMPTIED I FOLDER 4 Removing a Folder Press Folder until the desired folder is located.
- Page 29 Recorder.bk Page 23 Wednesday, May 12, 1999 4:09 PM Chapter 4: Using Your Recorder Press and hold Delete until you see the message ERASED (about 10 seconds). This will take you through the process of deleting a recording, a folder, and then an entire memory. You will hear a series of beeps and see DELETE and EMPTY, and then you will see ERASE/ INT MEMORY or ERASE CARD, depending on the memory you are using.
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Page 30: Indexing Comments
Recorder.bk Page 24 Wednesday, May 12, 1999 4:09 PM Dragon NaturallyMobile Recorder User’s Guide Indexing Comments Your Dragon NaturallyMobile recorder has an index function that allows you to put bookmarks in recordings to make comments easier to find later on. You can drop in an index mark while you are recording or while you are listening to a recording, using the following procedures. - Page 31 Recorder.bk Page 25 Wednesday, May 12, 1999 4:09 PM Chapter 4: Using Your Recorder Note Do not use the Dragon NaturallyMobile recorder while driving a vehicle. Park the vehicle before using the recorder. Use common sense before using the recorder in any setting in which safety requires situation awareness.
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Page 33: Chapter 5: Using Voice It® Link™ Software
Recorder.bk Page 27 Wednesday, May 12, 1999 4:09 PM Chapter 5 Using Voice It® Link™ Software About Voice It Link Software Voice It Link software allows your Dragon NaturallyMobile recorder to work in tandem with your computer. With this software, you can move a recording file from your recorder to your computer or from your computer to your recorder. - Page 34 Recorder.bk Page 28 Wednesday, May 12, 1999 4:09 PM Dragon NaturallyMobile Recorder User’s Guide Plug the cable into a free serial port on your PC. You may have to disconnect another peripheral, such as an external modem, to free up an appropriate port.
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Page 35: Chapter 6: Caring For Your Dragon Naturallymobile Recorder
Recorder.bk Page 29 Wednesday, May 12, 1999 4:09 PM Chapter 6 Caring for Your Dragon NaturallyMobile Recorder Heat, Moisture, and Static Electricity Heat, moisture, and static electricity can damage your Dragon NaturallyMobile recorder. It is important to keep the recorder out of the sun and away from places in which it might get wet or be subject to excessive static electricity. -
Page 36: The Unit Locks Up
Recorder.bk Page 30 Wednesday, May 12, 1999 4:09 PM Dragon NaturallyMobile Recorder User’s Guide The Unit Locks Up Your recorder can be reset entirely if it locks up or experiences some other malfunction. Resetting the unit will not affect your recordings. Remove the batteries, wait 30 seconds, then reinsert them or insert new ones. -
Page 37: Recording Is Missing
Recorder.bk Page 31 Wednesday, May 12, 1999 4:09 PM Chapter 6: Caring for Your Dragon NaturallyMobile Recorder double beep while the folder is scrolling (if beeps are on) when the missing folder is passed. To delete the lost folder, use the Voice It Link software, referring to the instructions contained in the Voice It Link Help system. -
Page 38: Calling Dragon Systems Sales And Customer Service
Recorder.bk Page 32 Wednesday, May 12, 1999 4:09 PM Dragon NaturallyMobile Recorder User’s Guide Calling Dragon Systems Sales and Customer Service If you would like to purchase additional Dragon NaturallyMobile recorders, you can contact Dragon Systems Customer Sales at 1-800-4-DRAGON (1-800-437-2466) or 1-617-965-5200. Dragon NaturallyMobile Recorder Accessories The following Dragon NaturallyMobile recorder accessories are available... -
Page 39: Index
Recorder.bk Page 33 Wednesday, May 12, 1999 4:09 PM INDEX Cut Icon Adding comments to the end of a recording Delete button Adjusting the recording speed Deleting all the files in a folder all the files in a memory comments comments from the end of a Backlit display recording... - Page 40 Recorder.bk Page 34 Wednesday, May 12, 1999 4:09 PM Dragon NaturallyMobile Recorder User’s Guide Indexing Comments New memory cards Insert button New Recording Inserting making Inserting comments Pause button Jack Pausing earphone during a recording microphone during playback Play button Playback pausing during stopping during...
- Page 41 Recorder.bk Page 35 Wednesday, May 12, 1999 4:09 PM Index Scrolling through a recording Write protection Serial PC Link Connection memory cards Setting microphone sensitivity removing Setting recorder for voice-to-text Setting the clock Software using Voice It Link Voice It Link Voice It Link setup Voice It Link software Speed...
- Page 42 Recorder.bk Page 36 Wednesday, May 12, 1999 4:09 PM CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS Dragon Systems, Inc. 320 Nevada Street Newton, Massachusetts 02460 Tel: +1 -617-965-5200 Fax: +1-617-527-0372 E-mail: info@dragonsys.com Web: www.naturalspeech.com DRAGON SYSTEMS UK Ltd. Seagate House Globe Park, Marlow Buckinghamshire SL7 1LW United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0) 1628 894150 Fax: +44 (0) 1628 894151...
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