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- Page 1 D:Scribe Standalone User Handbook...
- Page 2 D :SCRI BE S TA NDA LO NE This handbook is for use with the following software/hardware products: DS-STS3: D:Scribe Standalone with DS-FPS3 foot-pedal, 3 pedal version with 9 pin serial connector. DS-STU3: D:Scribe Standalone with DS-FPU3 foot-pedal, 3 pedal version with USB connector.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Limitation of Liability Copyright D:Scribe Standalone Introduction to D:Scribe Standalone Licencing and Dongles Installation of D:Scribe Standalone and USB Dongle V1.0 to V2.0 Upgrade Features Foot Pedal Control USB Foot Pedals Serial Port Foot Pedals Defining Left and Right Pedals... -
Page 4: Licence Agreement
D :SC RI BE S TA NDALO NE Licence Agreement This is a legal agreement between you, the end user, and Sonifex Limited. BY PROCEEDING WITH THE INSTALLATION OR USE OF THE SOFTWARE, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT, DO NOT INSTALL OR USE THIS SOFTWARE. -
Page 5: Warranty Disclaimer
Sonifex further warrants that (a) the Software will perform substantially in accordance with the accompanying Product Manual(s) for a period of ninety (90) days from the date of delivery; and (b) any Sonifex supplied Hardware accompanying the Software will be free from defects in materials and workmanship under normal use and service for a period of one year from the date of receipt. -
Page 6: Limitation Of Liability
Licencee agrees that Sonifex’s entire liability to Licencee and Licencee’s sole remedy hereunder for any cause whatsoever, regardless of the form of the action, and at Sonifex’s option, shall be limited to either (a) the price paid to Sonifex for the Software and Hardware or (b) repair or replacement of the Software or Hardware that does not meet Sonifex’s Limited Warranty... -
Page 7: D:scribe Standalone
“float” on top of another application, such as MS Word™. D:Scribe Standalone has all the transcription features of the full Client & Server version, but doesn’t have the management database structure for multiple clients. -
Page 8: Licencing And Dongles
DVD. See page 5 for further information. Licencing and Dongles D:Scribe Standalone uses a USB dongle to unlock the full features and functionality of the software. The software can be used for demonstration and evaluation purposes without a dongle, but with limited functionality. - Page 9 D:SCRIBE STANDALONE Fig 1-2: The Welcome Screen. Fig 1-3: The Licence Screen. Fig 1-4: The Install Screen. D:Scribe Standalone...
- Page 10 - Select ‘Install the software automatically (Recommended)’ and click ‘Next’ . Windows may then create a Restore Point. Fig 1-7: The Windows Installation Completed Screen. Choose on ‘Finish’ to complete the dongle installation. D:Scribe Standalone...
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Page 11: V1.0 To V2.0 Upgrade Features
D:SCRIBE STANDALONE Step 4. Run D:Scribe Standalone by selecting ‘Start->All Programs->Sonifex-> D:Scribe Standalone’ from the start menu. Note: you will need to have the dongle inserted into a USB port each time you use D:Scribe Standalone. Note: Best practice is to use the same USB port each time for the dongle. -
Page 12: Foot Pedal Control
D :SCRI BE S TA NDA LO NE Foot Pedal Control D:Scribe Standalone can be used with a USB (DS-STU3 and DS-FPU3) or serial (DS-STS3 and DS-FPS3) footpedal for convenient use of the playback controls. USB Foot Pedals The USB foot pedal is detected automatically by D:Scribe, and so no user- intervention is required. -
Page 13: Defining Left And Right Pedals
D:SCRIBE STANDALONE Fig 1-9: The Control Menu. Defining Left and Right Pedals Should you feel uncomfortable using the left pedal for forwarding and the right pedal for rewinding media, the operation of these pedals can be swapped by selecting ‘Control->Footpedal->Left-Right Pedal Action’ from the menu. -
Page 14: Playback
file. Fig 1-10: The D:Scribe Playback Screen with a single media file loaded. Play Controls The media playback controls are located at the bottom of the Playback screen. Fig 1-11: The D:Scribe Media Playback Controls. D:Scribe Standalone... - Page 15 D:SCRIBE STANDALONE Volume Control and Mute The audio volume of the currently playing media clip can be adjusted using the on-screen volume and mute controls. For further adjustment of the playback volume you may need to use your soundcard’s mixer. A shortcut for this usually resides in the desktop’s system tray.
- Page 16 ‘skip back on pause’ feature select ‘Control->Skip Back on Pause- >Enable’ from the menu. The skip backwards can be set to two, three, four or five seconds. Stopping a File To stop playback of the current media clip and return to the beginning, press the ‘Stop’ button. D:Scribe Standalone...
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Page 17: The Playlist
D:SCRIBE STANDALONE The Playlist The playlist is situated above the play controls when in ‘Normal’Full Player mode (see page 18). The media files that are opened are appended to this list, and can be played through from beginning-to-end allowing you to create a single transcription file from multiple media files. -
Page 18: Bookmarks, Or File Markers
To clear the start and end marks (reset back to beginning of the file), press ‘Ctrl+N’ . Recalling Marks The marks that you use with an individual media file do not have any destructive effects upon the file. D:Scribe Standalone... -
Page 19: Video Media
D:SCRIBE STANDALONE Video Media Fig 1-14: The D:Scribe Video Panel. The Video Panel Video media can be opened for playback and transcription using D:Scribe Standalone, with the same features available as for audio media. Select ‘View- >Video Panel’ from the menu to show/hide the video panel. The video panel is displayed to the left of the transcript space. -
Page 20: Transcription
Audio CDs (cda) can also be used for playback without the need for recording/ ripping to the hard disk. D:Scribe Standalone will try to select a transcript text file with the same name as the selected audio or video file. - Page 21 D:SCRIBE STANDALONE Fig 1-16: The D:Scribe Open Script Screen. The D:Scribe Standalone window opens with a blank transcript space ready for transcription to begin and the caption bar shows the filename of the transcript. Fig 1-17: The D:Scribe Transcription Screen.
- Page 22 Fig 1-18: The D:Scribe Playlist Screen. Defining Inserts D:Scribe Standalone allows the user to quickly insert up to twelve items of text using shortcut keys Ctrl-F1 to Ctrl-F12. The inserts can be defined at any time during transcription for the most commonly typed words or names.
- Page 23 D:SCRIBE STANDALONE Insert List Use ‘Insert List’ from the menu to show/hide the list of quick inserts. The Insert List is displayed to the right of the transcription space. Editing Transcriptions To begin transcription of an audio clip, or to edit an existing transcript, press the ‘Edit’...
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Page 24: Compact Player
>Normal’ from the menu. Fig 1-21: The D:Scribe Compact Player Screen. Stay On Top To force the D:Scribe Standalone screen to ‘float’ above all other applications (such as a word-processing package that you may be using) select ‘View->Stay On Top’ from the menu. -
Page 25: Send As E-Mail
D:SCRIBE STANDALONE Send As E-mail D:Scribe Standalone can be used to e-mail individual audio clips and/or associated transcriptions to interested parties. Press the ‘E-mail’ button on the transcription toolbar to email the selected audio clip/transcription. D:Scribe Standalone uses your current default e-mail program (such as Outlook) to send e-mails. -
Page 26: Opening An Http Or Streaming Source
Opening an HTTP or Streaming Source To open a file from an Internet source (such as a file from a website or a live stream) use the Open URL feature accessible from the File menu. Select Open URL from the file menu. D:Scribe Standalone... -
Page 27: Recorder
D:SCRIBE STANDALONE Recorder The recorder controls can be found on the Recorder tab at the bottom of the screen. Fig 1-23: The D:Scribe Recorder Screen. Recording Formats To choose the format of the next recording, select ‘Control->Recorder->Format’ from the menu and choose from the following: •... -
Page 28: Recording Sources
first. If a recording is currently being made, this will be displayed first, and will display a duration of ’00:00:00’ until the recording is stopped. To change the default location of new recordings, select ‘File->Default Folders- >Select Recordings Folder’ from the menu. D:Scribe Standalone... -
Page 29: Making A Recording
D:SCRIBE STANDALONE Making a Recording New recordings are given filenames according to the time and date the recording commenced. Simply press the ‘Record’ button to begin a new recording. Pausing a Recording Recordings can be paused by pressing the ‘Pause’ button at any time during the recording process. -
Page 30: Cd-Ripper
• Ripping Sources The ripping sources available to you depend upon the CD drives installed. To choose a CD drive for ripping from, select ‘Control->Ripper->Source’ . If you have only one CD drive this will be selected automatically. D:Scribe Standalone... -
Page 31: Selecting Tracks
D:SCRIBE STANDALONE Selecting Tracks To select tracks for recording, first use the ‘Refresh CD’ button to retrieve track information from the audio CD into the cut list. Then, use the checkboxes to the left of each track in the cut list to indicate which tracks require recording. - Page 32 w w w . s o n i f e x . c o . u k t:+44 (0)1933 650 700 f:+44 (0)1933 650 726 s a l e s @ s o n i fe x . co. u k...
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