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Instruction Manual for the

Start –Stop Universal

“PRO+”

Transcription System

•

Perform foot-pedal activated transcription on any sound-card equipped
PC using Windows™ 8, Windows™ 7, Vista, XP, ME, 2000, or Windows™
2003/2008 Server

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Turn your PC into a universal, high-quality transcription machine, using
your feet to activate up to 3 separate foot pedals.

VERSION 14.0

PRO+

With TrueSpeech™, Ultra-Play, Variable Speed,

Bookmarks, File Conversion, Job Manager, Smart Line

Counter, Auto-Notify,

plus 16-Band Equalizer, Constant

Pitch, File Splitting, Video Ripping and Work Sharing

HTH Engineering, Inc. , Tarpon Springs, FL 34688 USA

TEL: (727) 939-8853 or (866) 254-0714 (USA & Canada)

FAX: (810) 821-6940

http://www.startstop.com

Summary of Contents for start-stop pro+

Page 1: ...transcription machine using your feet to activate up to 3 separate foot pedals VERSION 14 0 PRO With TrueSpeech Ultra Play Variable Speed Bookmarks File Conversion Job Manager Smart Line Counter Auto Notify plus 16 Band Equalizer Constant Pitch File Splitting Video Ripping and Work Sharing HTH Engineering Inc Tarpon Springs FL 34688 USA TEL 727 939 8853 or 866 254 0714 USA Canada FAX 810 821 6940 ...

Page 2: ...n 34 User Name Control 34 Miscellaneous Checkboxes 34 Duration Option 34 Folder Mole 35 Show Hide Columns Button Under Job Manager Settings 35 Special Dictation Formats Supported by Start Stop 37 MyDictation for iPhone HIPAA Compliant Dictation 37 Book Marks 38 Recording Mode Bookmarks 39 Smart Word Line Counter Feature 41 Stop Watch Feature 42 Playing Music CDs Audio Compact Discs 44 SFTP FTP Fil...

Page 3: ... Page 58 Converting Non Standard files to Standard Microsoft WAV or TrueSpeech WAV Format or MP3 Format 58 Specifications 58 Media Types Played 60 APPENDIX A Time Stamp Control Codes optional 61 Tech Support 61 LIMITED WARRANTY ...

Page 4: ...s of ports depending on the type of foot pedal ordered A microphone or audio input source if you plan to use it for re recording from tapes or from a microphone Some multimedia laptop PCs have a built in microphone others require an external microphone WHAT IS INCLUDED WITH YOUR SST PRO complete system QTY Description 1 Start Stop PRO Transcription Pedal Control Assembly 1 SST PRO Transcription So...

Page 5: ...ou will need to manually launch the installation Open My Computer select the CD DVD Drive with the Start Stop disk in it then double click on setup exe to install 1 Launch the Start Stop Universal PRO Transcription software by clicking on the icon on your desktop Note for IT Administrators If you are installing this software on a computer that is part of a corporate or office network that has limi...

Page 6: ... pedal or hand control If you make a mistake or want to re start this screen click on Configure Select Pedal Type from the Start Stop s main screen 2 Plug your Foot Pedal Control into your PC You should hear a doorbell chime sound indicating that the PC recognizes that a device has been plugged in if your PC speakers are turned up 3 Now click on the Start Stop Universal PRO Transcription System Ic...

Page 7: ...and then just click the PASTE button on the Software Setup screen Click Next and your software will register and you ll see this message and the Start Stop Universal PRO software will launch Installation is now complete ...

Page 8: ...ows 2003 2008 Server standard multimedia WAV files Ability automatically to SAVE AS TrueSpeech and SAVE AS MP3 or SAVE AS WAV The SST PRO will convert WAV files into compressed TrueSpeech WAV audio files with an amazing 15 1 compression ratio compared to standard WAV files For example a 10 minute speech that would normally require about 10 Megabytes of disk space only requires 650K if saved as Tru...

Page 9: ... No need to adjust the pitch control manually every time you missed a burst of speech Start Stop does it for you Mouse click on pedals The Pedal Icons move up and down if you click on them just as if you had pressed the real pedals RECENTLY OPENED FILES Window Shows the last 8 files that you have opened for easy access to reopen Shows the path so you never have to guess where the file is located H...

Page 10: ... and CCITT A Law Stereo VAC format ExpressScribe DCT Philips SpeechMike Nice AUD format Speex OGG Speex in addition to the comprehensive list of standard and proprietary formats already supported Even More Formats Supported audio playback of Start Stop Yodal for BlackBerry myDictation for iPhone Blackberry AMR BlackBerry AMR audio format AVI RA MTS RM IVF MTS MPEG MPG VOB MP4 F4V MOV MWV FLV and S...

Page 11: ...n when new dictation comes in even if Start Stop Universal PRO Transcription system is not running For a limited time only new purchases of Start Stop Universal PRO Transcription System Version 14 entitle you to download and install 1 copy of Start Stop Folder Mole for each Start Stop Universal PRO Transcription System you ve purchased A copy of Start Stop Folder Mole is located on your installati...

Page 12: ...ly marks jobs as done when completed option History maintained on a virtually unlimited number of directories or folders containing dictation User Assignable Hot Keys for each Job Manager function Automatically sequence with auto load of the next dictation or go back to the last dictation using Next and Previous hot keys Separate Job Manager window can be put anywhere any size Preview Load Listen ...

Page 13: ...ch file types you want the Start Stop to open automatically e g WAV MP3 DSS Online Web Based Built In Help lets you click and view the latest tech tips and upgrades to get the most out of your Start Stop Up to 16 Recording Bookmarks add bookmarks on the fly using your pedal or mouse when making a recording from any audio source useful for real time recording such as by court reporters Sticky Windo...

Page 14: ... VOB Video Object files that are used on DVD movies and burned movie disks MP4 Compressed Video Standard used on PCs and IPODS F4V Flash MP4 video format MOV Apple Quicktime Movie format FLV Flash Video MTS AVI Windows Video Standard format c Support for Speex SPX format an increasingly popular open standard format d New Sony DVF MSV Audio Support New optional product variations available see www ...

Page 15: ...upport added English Spanish and French Support for Philips brand USB Foot Pedals and Philips 2305 hand control in addition to industry standard 3 pedal USB Serial Game Port and Start Stop 2 pedal systems An even more seamless installation experience for all supported operating systems Windows 8 Windows 7 Vista XP ME 2000 or Windows 2003 2008 Server assures ease of installation for novices and exp...

Page 16: ...low and productivity Control over job manager refresh time and whether Automatic Refresh POP UP shows up or not Sharing Alert feature shows you if you are playing a file that has already been done by another transcriptionist Color coded display messages of Job Status Addition of a Duration column Ability to search and filter match results to help you quickly find the dictations you are looking for...

Page 17: ... the Start Stop Job Manager for example PRO New Built In File Splitting Technology with Overlap Options Now take a huge or long recording and split it automatically into smaller pieces to share work with other transcriptionists or just to make the long recording more manageable You can also use this feature to just grab and save the relevant portion of a recording discarding what isn t needed to b...

Page 18: ...etail Multi Split Choose any number of segments with total control over properties such as quality range for the split audio file format source and destination and number of segments with desired overlap Enhanced Job Manager New Columns Added for Priority Duration and Job Comments and Notes High Priority jobs can be marked with the Stat column and they ll appear in bright green and are sortable by...

Page 19: ...lit into smaller parts You can specify source and destination folders with the output audio format as either non compressed WAV or MP3 and rip the audio from any of these video formats WMV Windows Media Video RA Real Audio RM Real Video Real Media MTS Hi Def Video Format AVCHD created by Digital Video Cameras MPEG Industry Standard PC Video format MPG Industry Standard PC Video format VOB Video Ob...

Page 20: ... MSV format used in older Sony Digital recorders Enhanced Ease of Installation User Account Control UAC can remain enabled after installation Works well with limited user rights computers installation is quick under local admin Silent install Version available for IT Deployment New Drag N Drop your File onto Start Stop Screen Optional Milliseconds Display of Elapsed Time and Time Remaining For hig...

Page 21: ...ering the mouse cursor over any control on the screen How to Playback a File for Transcription Click on File Open then browse to your favorite file You can open it up by double clicking on the file itself or by selecting the file then clicking the Open button You can also open a file to play by just dragging the file on top of the Start Stop System or by using the Job Manager that displays a conve...

Page 22: ...bookmarks and labels per recording that you make yourself or per transcription to mark locations in the audio clip that you d like to return to later You can also assign a hot key to activate the bookmark function or assign one of the foot pedals automatically to bring up the bookmarks while you re transcribing 3 Play URL Button Click on this button to enter the URL Web address of any playable cli...

Page 23: ...pressed the actual pedal with your foot Pedal icons also will move up and down with the hotkey functions as described later 7 SPEED control Allows adjustment from 10 to 190 on ALL types of files The blue 100 pushbutton returns speed to a nominal 100 if Constant Pitch is checked 8 File Information displayed includes File Type e g DSP Group TrueSpeech PCM Microsoft Adaptive PCM Sample Rate K bits pe...

Page 24: ...tomatically remember your current Backstep after pause Amount setting when you use the SST PRO in the future 15 Audio Button Click on this button to launch the Windows Audio Mixer Panel You can adjust your PC s master volume WAV slider this is the one that the Start Stop plays through the Microphone Slider when enabled if not click on Options Properties Playback and add a check mark to Microphone ...

Page 25: ... advanced automatic method and lets you easily go forward or backward in the recordings without your hands leaving the keyboard It s particularly useful where you have lots of little dictations to manage You can use your hot keys to load the next dictation on the list automatically and have it cued up ready for transcription Clicking on the NEXT hot key e g if your hot key was F12 will advance to ...

Page 26: ...mark each job as done when you ve played the file long enough to reach the 1 or 2 seconds remaining point in the transcription For example if your file was 120 seconds long two minutes it will automatically mark that file as done when you have reached an elapsed time of approximately 118 seconds This lets you transcribe along from one file to the next only hitting the NEXT hot key between dictatio...

Page 27: ... will remember your column settings the next time You can also swap column positions by clicking and dragging the entire column header or click on the little down arrow that appears to reposition it within the other column headers The Job Manager screen can be clicked and dragged by its window corners and sides to be any shape size you desire The columns will automatically dynamically readjust the...

Page 28: ...hat folder When you click on the Job Manager s button Move Done Files to Back Up Folder it will move any jobs that have been manually or automatically marked DONE to that backup folder It will ask you if you want to move them first just to be sure 5 Deleting a Job Clicking on the Delete Job button on the Job Manager will delete the current highlighted or selected audio file s It will ask you to co...

Page 29: ... Managers on any folder or any group of sub folders Transcriptionists can point their Job Managers to different folders or drives unlimited number of shared folders can be created Does not require running a server application on a server PC merely select the folder s you want the share and Start Stop units communicate via their shared LAN System creates a shared Microsoft Access MDB file in the ro...

Page 30: ...nd designate whether you want to share sub folders or not During operation with a group of transcriptionists they will all instantly see each file that has been checked out for transcribing Current User as well as any Jobs that have been marked Done by the transcriber who completed those particular jobs When transcribers click Move to Done on their screen all of the other transcriptionists Job Man...

Page 31: ... Search checkbox you can then pull down and CLICK on the type of match you want type in the file or phrase you want to search for and click the Search button Job Manager results will be displayed sequentially with the matched item highlighted Successive clicks of the Search button will continue to display highlighted results until you get to the last item found At that point if you want to search ...

Page 32: ...n the cell and an arrow will appear then begin typing Sortable duration column shows length in hours minutes and seconds Network Pro Settings Click on the Job Manager s Settings button Move to Done paths An individual Move to Done folder can be assigned for each transcriptionist or everyone can use the same Move to Done folder For example this parent folder with subfolders representing each transc...

Page 33: ...u can set the Job Manager to be automatically refreshed every X number of seconds or you can leave that option un checked in which case you won t see new jobs appear until you close and re open the Job Manager If you just have 2 4 transcriptionists you can set the Refresh period to 60 or 120 seconds The more transcriptionists using the Network Pro at once the less frequently you need to refresh Th...

Page 34: ...multiple jobs at once in the Job Manager is not recommended but allowed if you check the box to enable that feature You can also be automatically notified as a transcriptionist with a warning that the job you are opening and playing has already been marked Done Duration Option The duration option allows viewing file lengths of audio dictations made in WAV MP3 and WMA formats to be displayed in ter...

Page 35: ...Formats Supported by Start Stop 1 Check here if you have the Start Stop Call In Telephone Recording System 2 or 4 line www startstop com callin asp and have purchased Model 32010 You ll be able to display additional columns in the Start Stop Job Manager when physicians or others call in Department Secretary Subject Worktype Priority Author Name Author ID ...

Page 36: ...PAA compliant dictation software you can enable demographic data for these types of files Author Priority Reference Information Comments Task ID If the dictator has sent you an encrypted YODAL file HIPAA compliant when you first open the recording it will prompt you for a password in the Yodal Password Manager ...

Page 37: ...u have an iPhone and your dictator author is using myDictation www mydictation com HIPAA compliant dictation software Start Stop Universal can automatically decrypt ZIP encrypted MP3 clusters whenever you double click on a hyperlink from your MyDictation account webpage A folder can be set for where you want the MyDictation audio files to be stored on your PC or network drive Book Marks The Start ...

Page 38: ...d position just double click on the triangle with your mouse To save your bookmarks Bookmarks are automatically saved as you create them To delete bookmarks for the current audio file or for all audio files Clearing the bookmarks can be done by clicking on the Clr ALL button It will ask you if you want to delete all bookmarks for the current audio file Answer Yes or No Automatic display of bookmar...

Page 39: ...C s Windows folder Smart Word Line Counter Feature The Smart Line Counter lets you keep track of how many characters and lines you ve typed for a client or customer Line Counter is initiated by clicking on Line Counter from the top of the main screen of the Start Stop program Here is an explanation of the Line Counter Screen ...

Page 40: ... Select Microsoft Word Program Start Stop s Smart technology will only count characters that are typed in Microsoft Word 3 Select a Word Processor the software will present a list of running applications and you choose the one for which you want the keystrokes to be counted Example You run a medical records software form or WordPerfect or other unique application Simply make sure the application i...

Page 41: ...tion Logging Functions You can view log and print your line count information by clicking on the three buttons on the right hand side To enable logging check the box that says View Line Count Log Stop Watch Feature Allows you to keep track of your work either by total time or elapsed time on a particular job This is helpful for billing clients by the hour or just keeping track of how much time you...

Page 42: ... transcription purposes If you look at an Audio CD it will have one or more tracks with file name shortcuts of Track01 cda Track02 cda and so on To play an Audio CD using the Start Stop click on File Open and then browse to the Audio CD Click on the Track you want to play e g track001 cda Start Stop will begin extracting the track The speed of the extraction depends on how fast your PC is includin...

Page 43: ...d mass produced audio CD To compensate for these effects click on CONFIGURE from the main screen of the Start Stop and then select ADJUST AUDIO CD CONVERSION You will see the following screen Select the desired setting and click Save Changes to put the new settings into effect ...

Page 44: ...er or end customer The main screen can be called up by clicking on FTP from the Start Stop s main screen Files and folders will be displayed in accordance with the settings entered on the Settings screen shown on the next page Once you ve set things up for your server e g User Name Password FTP Site Name you ll be able to control and view access to folders and files on the server Manual button con...

Page 45: ...l of upload and download directories and file types are provided as shown You can have the files automatically archive to another location after you ve uploaded your typed documents for example Automatic Unattended Operation Screen As shown above you can easily enter the number of minutes and set desired operation for uploading and downloading files automatically in the background ...

Page 46: ...ed as b Click the Record dot on the control bar A flashing Microphone will come up to show you are recording along with statistics such as Elapsed Time c When done click the Stop button on the control bar d You can save your recording by clicking on File Save on the main SST PRO menu The recording will be saved as a standard Microsoft WAV file File Save As TrueSpeech After recording a new file or ...

Page 47: ...ding or playback to the beginning time 0 FFwd Fast Forwards to the end of the recording or playback Play Plays the selection on the PC s sound system Pause Pauses the playback until Play is selected Step Back Backs up the recording or playback by the number of seconds shown in the Step Amount box Step Forward Forwards the recording or playback by the number of seconds shown in the Step Amount box ...

Page 48: ...down the left or right pedal it will repeatedly step forward or backward when you need to move a long way within a recording or dictation Variable Speed Enabled When checked the variable speed feature is available for all formats which includes the normally compressed formats such as Microsoft Adaptive PCM ADPCM and TrueSpeech This is the default setting VOX Modes Allows you manually to override t...

Page 49: ... file The Start Stop PRO will remember your most recent settings VOC Files When playing Creative Soundblaster Files nominally VOC although the Start Stop will analyze the file regardless of the file extension this button will appear If the file sounds extremely raspy that is the file is in inverted Mu Law format clicking on this button will re load the file with an inverted Mu Law CODEC for normal...

Page 50: ...e code transcription once you ve initially set up the Hours Minutes Seconds Offset desired Example of word processor output with time stamping enabled you transcribe the audio but tap the foot pedal to enter the bolded text automatically This is a test 00 01 02 elapsed time Hello there how are you doing This is a test 00 01 04 elapsed time Doing just great thank you This is a test 00 01 06 elapsed...

Page 51: ...ck the Enable Keystroke Counting feature The Start Stop will count the number of keystrokes and then automatically enter a time stamp string 3 Or go to the Configure HotKeys Menu and pick a key that you d like to use to activate the TimeStamp feature The Start Stop will enter a time stamp string every time you tap the HotKey Associate Files With Start Stop including your favorite Word Processor 1 ...

Page 52: ...r the default user path only C Program Files x86 HTH Engineering Inc Start Stop Universal PRO Transcription System 3 Make Your Favorite Word Processor Automatically Open when you use your Start Stop You can make your favorite Word Processor start every time you open the Start Stop application This works particularly well when you have saved the Start Stop s screen as always on top Thin size like a...

Page 53: ...de added functionality if needed for specialty CODEC formats such as ACELP and DIVX audio Automatic HIPAA Compliant Decryption of Files For audio dictation files created by the HTH Voice Input Station http www startstop com voicestation asp or Start Stop Transport http www startstop com transport asp you may set up multiple users passwords so that Start Stop PRO will decrypt the files just prior t...

Page 54: ...er s key This key can be up to 70 characters in length You may enter in as many encryption keys as you like Then you can manually decrypt a file using the file menu Manually Decrypt Encrypted file option Manual Decryption of HIPAA Compliant Files You may manually decrypt and save any file to the hard drive by clicking on Manually Decrypt Encrypted File from the main Start Stop PRO screen ...

Page 55: ...he button labeled Second to select and decrypt the file Window Set Screen Size You can set the size and position of the Start Stop s main screen by clicking on Window on the Start Stop s main screen then selecting Set Start Stop Screen Size The following menu will appear Select the appropriate button to customize the look and size of your Start Stop Full Size ...

Page 56: ...To reopen a file click on the Re Open button which shows the path so you never have to guess where the file is located The Clear List button allows you to clear all files on the list Sample Audio Files You can always access a variety of pre installed sample audio files to test your transcription system Please note Some special samples ...

Page 57: ...rtstop com transport asp The secure and easy way to send any files securely via Email FTP or Port to Port http www hypersend com and www hushmail com Send e mail and attachments securely http www netdocuments com Send receive and store files on a 128 bit encrypted virtual hard drive http www logmein com Send and receive files securely from PC to PC over the internet and remotely view the screen of...

Page 58: ...Specifications Transcription Functions User assignable to any pedal Play Play Pause Play Pause Backstep Stop Pause Step Back Step Forward Rewind and Fast Forward Insert Bookmark Dictation Functions Record Stop Pause Command Line Launching Provides command line launching of the Start Stop application from any DOS command line Windows command line batch file or other external program Will automatica...

Page 59: ...reated by Digital Video Cameras MPEG Industry Standard PC Video format MPG Industry Standard PC Video format VOB Video Object files that are used on DVD movies and burned movie disks MP4 Compressed Video Standard used on PCs and IPODS F4V Flash MP4 video format MOV Apple Quicktime Movie format FLV Flash Video Recording Mode 11 025 Hz Mono 8 bit nominal This provides excellent intelligibility while...

Page 60: ... LOCK CAPSLOCK DEL DELETE or DEL DOWN ARROW DOWN END END ENTER ENTER or ESC ESC HELP HELP HOME HOME INS INSERT LEFT ARROW LEFT NUM LOCK NUMLOCK PAGE DOWN PGDN PAGE UP PGUP PRINT SCREEN PRTSC RIGHT ARROW RIGHT SCROLL LOCK SCROLLLOCK TAB TAB UP ARROW UP F1 F1 F2 F2 F3 F3 F4 F4 F5 F5 F6 F6 F7 F7 F8 F8 F9 F9 ...

Page 61: ...st you just like they were sitting right in front of your computer LIMITED WARRANTY This unit is guaranteed against defects in material or manufacture for a period of 1 year from the date of original purchase Please call 727 939 8853 or 866 254 0714 Toll Free USA Canada to initiate repair procedures and be given the address for returns RMA required Headsets have a 90 day warranty The unit will be ...

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