Entering A User Name; Audio Setup Assistant; Analyze My Voice Assistant - IBM VIAVOICE-SIMPLY DICTATION FOR MAC OS X User Manual

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Welcome

Entering a User Name

The first window of the ViaVoice SetupAssistant displays your login user name by

default. The other items on the window represent default settings and are not editable.

Verify this is the login name you want to use for this Voice Model.

Click the right arrow to begin Audio Setup.

You can also create different Voice Models for different environments. For more

information, see "Creating a Voice Model" on page 34.

This Assistant guides you through several steps to ensure proper setup of your audio

configuration. This interactive demonstration helps you to correctly install and connect

your hardware, as well as determine the proper positioning of your microphone. An

audio playback feature lets you adjust the playback levels. When you have configured

your audio hardware and completed all the tests, do the following.

Click the right arrow to continue on to Analyze My Voice.

Follow the on-screen instructions.

For more information, see "ViaVoice SetupAssistant" on page 72.

This Assistant guides you through the several steps to train ViaVoice to recognize your

voice and create a Voice Model, which improves your recognition accuracy. As you read

a story, ViaVoice learns how you pronounce words. You can choose from several

different story segments. Once you have finished reading the story, the ViaVoice

SetupAssistant processes your Voice Model.

To read excerpts from the story of your choice, click on a story name to select it, and

click the right arrow to begin. Follow the on-screen instructions.

A Progress meter displays the current processing percentage, while an

Audio Level indicator displays color bars as a visual guide for your voice

input. Try to keep the bars displaying only in lime green, as fuchsia denotes

that you are either speaking too loudly or the microphone is too close to

Setting Up ViaVoice

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