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2. If it doesn't launch automatically, open the recorder as a drive using Windows explorer
(Start Menu > Computer > PHILIPS). Depending on how many other drives you have on
your PC, the DPM8000 may show up as drive D: or E: in most situations.
3. On your computer navigate to the file you desire to transcribe on the digital recorder;
files are named, dated and timed
4. Using your mouse, Dragon the file over the Dragon bar and release
A few notes about this method:
1. This method will work with any appropriate audio file you drop onto the Dragon Bar,
including files from your smart phone. The supported file formats for recording device
files are .WAV, .WMA, .MP3, .DSS, and .DS2.
2.
Transcribing with the Menu-driven "Transcribe Recording" Method
In some respects this is a somewhat more refined version of the Dragon & Drop transcription
method and allows you to pre-configure much of the process, including where to find the file to
be transcribed, the word processing file into which the file will be transcribed (DragonPad,
Word, etc.) and the type of output (.txt,. rtf, .doc). This method also offers you the option of
adding the transcribed text directly to a chosen spot defined by your cursor position in a
document. Once configured, it takes literally a few seconds to select the audio file and transcribe
it.
Initial configuration steps (most of this doesn't need to be repeated during subsequent runs):
1. Connect your digital recorder to your computer so the audio file(s) will be accessible
2. With Dragon running, from the Tools menu choose "Transcribe Recording". The
"Transcribe from ..." dialog box will show up as shown below
3. Click on the "Options" button (in earlier Dragon versions this may be labeled
"Advanced") so a few parameters can be selected (these will be remembered for future
transcriptions and can be changed any time.
In the destination area select whether you want the transcription to automatically
happen in DragonPad (it will open as the process occurs), or in a selected window
(if you choose this, when you later ask the transcription to happen it will occur in
as soon as you place your cursor in an active window.
Make a decision about how you want Dragon commands handled. Choosing
"Only Dictation commands" will allow only use of basic dictation commands
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