Panasonic Voice Editing Ver.2.0 Operating Instructions Manual Download

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Voice Editing Ver.2.0

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Sound File Management Software

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Page 1: ... operating instructions completely Please keep these operating instructions for future reference These operating instructions assume that you have a basic understanding of Windows and your computer Refer to the operating instructions for your computer and any peripheral equipment for further details Explanations in these operating instructions may differ from onscreen instructions En P PC Operatin...

Page 2: ...text documents later at your convenience page 75 Voice recognition for English Japanese and Chinese Chinese voice recognition requires a Chinese operating system on your computer Feature 3 Translation Text to speech Translate sentences into other languages page 87 You can even translate from foreign language websites and text documents page 97 Have the results of translation recited for you page 8...

Page 3: ...71 Converting text to speech 4 79 Studying a foreign language 4 5 84 Translation 5 87 Recording 89 View settings 91 Selecting the device to be used 93 Settings Options 94 Auto update 94 Voice Editing Launcher 95 Backing up files 6 100 Creating Audio CDs 6 105 Initialize IC recorder 108 1 In Standard Edition the Auto Convert Intro Text function cannot be used for the title 2 Voice recognition engin...

Page 4: ...emium Edition is as follows Premium Edition These buttons are not displayed in Standard Edition Simple Recorder Text to Speech Dictation Noise Canceller Link to Dragon NaturallySpeaking Standard Edition Screenshots for explanations in these operating instructions are from Premium Edition ...

Page 5: ...itle auto setting 56 Changing Recording Date and Time 58 Attaching files to e mail 59 Using different Skins Screens 61 Drives and folders 62 Creating a virtual drive 62 Creating and deleting subfolders 63 Converting sound to text Voice Recognition 64 Training 64 Dictating 67 Interpretation 68 Registering words 70 Transcribing sound files voice recognition 71 Voice to Text keyboard shortcuts 71 Usi...

Page 6: ...pending on the Windows version and voice file being used Premium Edition 150 MB or more Additional free space is required to install Acrobat Reader DirectX 9 0c and voice recognition text to speech translation engines all included as well as Voice Editing Launcher Office Add In and Internet Explorer Contextual Menu Add In Additional free space is temporarily required for sound waveform display voi...

Page 7: ... computers The following limitations should be noted Voice recognition text to speech and translation engines are installed on the same drive as the operating system usually the C drive The operating system must support the languages of the voice recognition text to speech and translation engines These features are not available in Standard Edition Necessary software DirectX 8 1 or later Internet ...

Page 8: ...er Voice Editing Ver 1 0 Premium Edition Voice Editing Ver 1 0 Professional Edition Voice Editing Ver 1 0 Standard Edition Voice Editing Ver 1 0 Light Edition for D snap Audio Voice Editor 3 Voice Editor 2 Previous versions of Voice Editing software for Panasonic IC Recorder RR US360 RR US361 SD Voice Editor Ver 1 x Voice Editing Ver 2 0 Standard Edition Standard Edition can be installed on the sa...

Page 9: ...der is reduced by one from 999 each time a recorded file reaches 8 minutes 24 seconds SD_VOICE folder and files page 99 File formats Monaural TRC Folder limits File limits IC recorder with internal memory 001 005 fixed 001 099 ADPCM2 Folder limits File limits IC recorder with internal memory 001 004 fixed 001 099 SD Memory Card when in an IC recorder 001 009 G 726 Folder limits File limits 001 999...

Page 10: ... converted to WAVE is Number Title in Side A Date and Time wav File name Extension When converting WAVE VM1 the default title is the title of the WAVE file VM1 files cannot be converted to WAVE files without sufficient free space on the hard disk In this case either specify a hard disk with more free space Temporary Area Settings page 94 or reduce the size by dividing the file Dividing files page ...

Page 11: ... forcibly inserted at an angle or the wrong way around the terminal could deform and cause a malfunction of the IC recorder or connected device When connecting the IC recorder and computer via the USB cable stop IC recorder operation and switch the IC recorder to HOLD The IC recorder unit cannot be operated while it is connected to a computer with the USB cable Voice Editing recognizes IC recorder...

Page 12: ...ium Edition Give the folder titles Four subfolders are created Titles cannot be displayed in Russian Chinese Korean or Japanese Title display page 54 You can change their names later Click The Used device setting dialog box appears Select the drive and click on A confirmation dialog box appears Click Yes button The Set Title dialog box appears The drive you select here will be the default drive Wh...

Page 13: ...uide for details If using a Windows XP operating system with a CD ROM RW drive connected is displayed at the bottom of the Main Screen The next time you double click the Main Screen appears immediately Main Screen Click the Yes or No button If you click the Yes button a Dictation folder is created and Dictation Sample files are registered for voice recognition If you click the No button no Dictati...

Page 14: ...14 Exiting Click on at the top right of the window Or Select Exit from the File menu Starting and exiting Voice Editing ...

Page 15: ...urity folder FolderS can be played if the authentication key of the computer and that of IC recorder with security function are matching Authentication Key An authentication key is required for playing sound files in the security folder FolderS of an IC recorder with security function When an IC recorder with security function is connected to a computer for the first time the dialog box for enteri...

Page 16: ...cation key as was originally set is not entered after reinstallation sound files in the IC recorder security folder FolderS cannot be played Be sure to write down the authentication key and keep it in a safe place so that you do not forget it Strictly speaking the following three items are not the same However for convenience the term authentication key is used for all three The authentication key...

Page 17: ...at is easy to remember for the authentication key Example Good morning this is Matsushita Electric Industrial Co Ltd How can I help you A confirmation dialog box appears Click in the IC Recorder Authentication Key Settings dialog box The entered authentication key is required when reinstalling Voice Editing such as after buying a new computer There is a box for entering the authentication key in t...

Page 18: ...ty Information based on the entered authentication key is written to the connected IC recorder with security function Sound files in the IC recorder security folder FolderS can be played Click in the confirmation dialog box ...

Page 19: ...ing IC recorder A which has already been authenticated on computer A to computer B which has already authenticated IC recorder B Export the authentication key from computer A Import the authentication key to computer B For details on the operation procedure refer to Exporting and importing the authentication key page 20 There is a limit to the number of authentication keys that can be set on one c...

Page 20: ...ation are examples F and H will vary according to the type of computer that you use A removable disk is an external memory device that is connected to a computer for example SD Memory Card USB memory It appears when My Computer is opened First export the authentication key of IC recorder A from computer A Check that the recorder is IC recorder A whose authentication key you want to export Connect ...

Page 21: ... authentication key and click the Save button Next import the authentication key of IC recorder A into computer B Connect the medium on which the pky file pky is saved to another computer Start Voice Editing page 12 The Import Authentication Key dialog box appears Select Import Authentication Key from the File menu In this example the SD Memory Card on which the authentication key is saved is conn...

Page 22: ... IC recorder A security folder FolderS can be played Connect IC recorder A to computer B using the USB cable page 11 Export Authentication Key can be selected in the following case An IC recorder with security function is connected to a computer that has a matching authentication key Import authentication key can be selected in the following cases An IC recorder with security function is connected...

Page 23: ...d you want to delete Connect the IC recorder that you checked in step to a computer that has a matching authentication key using the USB cable page 11 Select Delete IC Recorder Password from the File menu Click in the confirmation dialog box Select IC recorder from the pull down list in the drive box A confirmation dialog box appears The password of the IC recorder is deleted Perform the password ...

Page 24: ... sound files from your IC recorder and SD Memory Card to your computer s hard disk and between hard disks if you have partitioned or multiple drives Origin IC recorder Destination hard disk Click The button changes to and the lower window appears Click Select the subfolder Select sound file you want to transfer save To select more than one file In succession Click on the first file then press and ...

Page 25: ...e a title Voice Editing automatically gives it a title using the CODEC mode and recording date and time If you have selected more than one type of equipment Selecting the device to be used page 93 A dialog box asking you to select the type of compression appears after step Select the type of equipment you are using Transferring Saving files If stereo TRC sound files are selected Before you transfe...

Page 26: ...ndow display from the View menu In order to reverse the selection status of sound files select Change Selection from the Edit menu Stereo sound files display in the Stereo column If a stereo TRC file is converted to a different compression format the recording mode changes as shown below Transferring Saving files If a stereo file is converted to a monaural compression format you cannot return it t...

Page 27: ...der in the upper and lower windows You cannot transfer directly between two IC recorders you have connected Depending on the IC recorder model you can use Voice Editing to transfer files from the Dictation folder to other folders SD Memory Cards or hard disks but you cannot transfer files into the Dictation folder The title given to a sound file transferred from Voice Editing to an IC recorder wil...

Page 28: ...e A side B page 54 File list Select the drive Select the subfolder Select a sound file Compression format icons TRC ADPCM2 G 726 Unknown format cannot be played Click The button turns orange and appears to show the play position You cannot play VM1 files by double clicking on them in Explorer If you have selected more than one file they play in order from the one at the top of the File list To sel...

Page 29: ...8 Cuts high and low frequencies 9 10 Cuts medium frequencies The effects do not work on all recordings Noise Canceller After clicking click on the up down arrows to adjust the level of noise cancellation Noise Adjustment Table Noise cancellation level Effect 1 Low 2 Mid Low 3 Intermediate 4 Mid High 5 High Noise cancellation may not be effective in some cases depending on the recording environment...

Page 30: ...mes directly into the counter Move one second backward or forward with each click Move faster by clicking and holding It may not work correctly if you click in rapid succession Returns the counter to the time where you opened this dialog box menu The Fine Adjust screen is not available for sound files longer than 24 hours Instead of clicking buttons to control sound files you can also play files s...

Page 31: ...ay Select a sound file Click The button turns orange The repeat mode is activated and the slider turns orange Click on the button again to cancel Click The button turns orange and the file plays repeatedly Click to stop ...

Page 32: ...t mode is activated and the slider turns orange Click The button turns orange and play starts Click when reaches the point where you want repeating to start Click when reaches the point where you want repeating to end The slider turns orange between the two points Play repeats until you click on the button ...

Page 33: ...en click on Display fine adj dialog box you can make fine adjustments to the position You can enter times directly into the counter Move one second backward or forward with each click Move faster by clicking and holding It may not work correctly if you click in rapid succession Returns the counter to the time where you opened this dialog box menu The Fine Adjust screen is not available for sound f...

Page 34: ...order When transferred to an IC recorder indexes are deleted remain in place when you transfer files to an SD Memory Card Adding indexes Play the sound file Click at the point you want to add the index is added Deleting an index Click Click is deleted If you have added more than one index click successionally then the indexes are deleted starting from the left of the slider knob Finding a position...

Page 35: ...id succession Returns the counter to the time where you opened this dialog box menu Indexes are deleted if you divide or combine sound files The minimum time between indexes is 1 second When you right click on and then click on Display fine adj dialog box you can make fine adjustments to the position The Fine Adjust screen is not available for sound files longer than 24 hours Play ...

Page 36: ...make notes Select a sound file Click The button turns orange and play starts Move the play speed slider The pitch of the file also changes slightly when you change the speed You cannot change the play speed when playing files directly from an IC recorder You cannot change the play speed when playing a WAVE file Play ...

Page 37: ...indow Select the destination drive and folder for conversion in the lower WAV conversion window Converting VM1 to WAVE Origin VM1 file Destination for converting saving file WAVE file The button changes to and the lower Window appears Select the VM1 file you want to convert To select more than one file page 24 Click The button turns orange and the Convert to WAVE format dialog box appears File Con...

Page 38: ... the files You may be unable to complete the conversion even if the status bar shows there is enough available space as the system needs to make space for management files and additional temporary space for converting files Specify a folder other than an SD_VOICE folder when converting to WAVE You cannot select an IC recorder to transfer save WAVE file You cannot change the play speed when playing...

Page 39: ...ect the drive and folder in the lower WAVE conversion window Select the WAVE file you want to convert The button changes to and the lower Window appears In the upper window select the destination drive and subfolder where files are to be converted saved Click to play and confirm the file To select more than one file page 24 Converting files 1 2 1 2 ...

Page 40: ...SP mode Stereo TRC 8 kHz FQ mode 11 025 16 22 05 44 1 kHz HQ mode 6 4 kHz LP mode ADPCM2 8 kHz SP mode 11 025 16 22 05 44 1 kHz HQ mode 8 11 025 16 22 05 44 1 kHz SP mode G 726 The converted transferred VM1 files appear in the destination drive folder on the upper window The title names automatically change to WAVE format names Side A title File name of WAVE sound file Side B title FromWAV_ Time _...

Page 41: ...listed represents any single character For example if you specify s t files matching sat and set are listed The sound files that are found can be transferred to another drive or folder after accessing the destination in the lower window However you cannot transfer files from the lower window to the upper window Follow these steps to find particular sound files The button changes to for search mode...

Page 42: ...he arrow keys on the keyboard Press the or key to increase or decrease the value Press the or key to move left or right in the field for numerical entry You can also specify dates by accessing a calendar To display the calendar click in the Date field Click on the calendar elements to specify the date Date For specifying the recording date of sound files to find Type For specifying the compression...

Page 43: ...d File Lock The table shows the editing features you can use on sound files and subfolders You can create a virtual drive Copy page 45 Paste page 45 Virtual drive registration page 62 Create Folder page 63 Delete page 46 63 Divide Sound File page 45 Undo Combine Sound Files page 44 Display Sound Waveforms page 48 Side A Side B page 54 Lock page 46 Sort page 47 Compression format icons TRC ADPCM2 G...

Page 44: ...bining them You can only combine files with the same compression and mode attributes You cannot combine stereo and monaural files Never connect or disconnect the IC recorder while combining files Click on the first file then click on the second file while pressing and holding the key Click In step you can also select Combine Sound Files from the Edit menu Sound files in IC recorders cannot be comb...

Page 45: ...efore division In step you can also select Divide Sound File from the Edit menu Copy and paste You can copy sound files and paste them into subfolders Select the sound file Click Select the subfolder Click The file is pasted in the subfolder Instead of clicking on and you can also Right click and select Copy or Paste from the pop up menu Select Copy or Paste from the Edit menu You can also copy a ...

Page 46: ...ight click and select Delete File from the pop up menu Select Delete File from the File menu Locking files Lock sound files to prevent accidental erasure or editing Select the sound file Select Lock from the File menu A padlock icon appears next to the file in the File list To unlock the file select Unlock from the File menu In step you can also do this by right clicking on the file then selecting...

Page 47: ...mbers first Time Date and Time Lock Locked then unlocked File Size Mode HQ then FQ then SP then LP Folder Folder title Alphanumeric numbers first when using search mode function Click the item title again to reverse the order You cannot sort on the following IC recorders IC recorder icon folders on SD memory cards CD R If the media is locked Files in the CD R window that have been written to a CD ...

Page 48: ...form can be individually edited If you click on either the L or R button it will switch to OFF You cannot edit the side of the sound waveform set to OFF You can use waveforms to edit both VM1 and WAVE files You cannot use waveforms to edit files still in an IC recorder You can also open the Sound File Waveforms screen by selecting Display Sound Waveforms from the Edit menu Waveforms of sound files...

Page 49: ...veform Register a selected range as noise Apply noise cancellation Decrease the volume of the noise you registered These features are not available in Standard Edition Zoom in Time Axis Zoom out Time Axis Zoom in sound level Zoom out sound level Fit Shows time axis and sound level so they fit inside the screen Amp Sound waveforms in the selected section are increased and the sound level rises Amp ...

Page 50: ...the slider moving to show which part is playing so you can check the section before proceeding You can also enter times in the Start point End point and Length boxes to specify the section If stereo WAVE format files are selected left and right sound waveforms can be individually edited For example to edit the left channel sound waveform click on the right channel This button will go OFF and the r...

Page 51: ...is too loud or balance the overall sound level Drag the mouse across the section where the sound level is low Click The section changes color to show it is selected The sound waveforms in the selected section are enlarged Clicking will decrease the sound waveforms in the selected section You can individually edit the left and right side waveforms in stereo sound files Editing with sound file wavef...

Page 52: ... a section that represents noise Click The range in the file where you have dragged is selected The volume of noisy portions is reduced 1 2 Click The selected waveform is identified as noise Noise cancellation may not be effective in some cases depending on the recording environment The sound volume could lower or the sound quality could change Listen for noise in the sound file Editing with sound...

Page 53: ...iles after editing their waveforms When saving a VM1 file Click The Save File dialog box appears Enter the file title Click When saving a WAVE file the Save File dialog box for entry a file name appears Editing with sound file waveforms ...

Page 54: ...rring saving For example if transferring saving a file to an IC recorder while Side A is being displayed the title on the IC recorder becomes the Side A title Transferring files to an IC recorder or other devices page 27 Titles of sound files that exceed 32 characters are cut off at 32 characters in Side A and that exceed 31 characters are cut off at 31 characters in Side B when transferred to IC ...

Page 55: ... from the File menu or Folder Change Folder Title You can now enter the title Enter the new name Press the Enter key on your keyboard Title display page 54 In step you can also do this by right clicking on the file or folder then select Change File Title or Change Folder Title from the pop up menu Editing titles ...

Page 56: ...t Intro Text The beginning of the file is made into the title For details refer to Auto Convert Intro Text next page These features are not available in Standard Edition In step you can also do this by right clicking on the file then selecting File Title Auto Setting from the pop up menu You can enter up to 50 characters each in the Specify Characters Running Numbers and Specify Characters Date an...

Page 57: ...lick The Open User dialog box appears Conversion time is the number of seconds from the beginning of the file that will be converted Select the user that recorded the file and click the Open button The beginning of the file is converted to its title The converted title is displayed in the Title field Be sure to train the voice recognition engine before using Auto Convert Intro Text Converting soun...

Page 58: ...plications Select the file whose date and time you want to change Select Change File Recording Date and Time from the File menu A confirmation dialog box appears Click The Change Recording Date and Time dialog box appears In step you can also do this by right clicking on the file then selecting Change File Recording Date and Time from the pop up menu A confirmation dialog box appears first if you ...

Page 59: ...the pop up menu You only have to send VEd1_VM1_Player exe once After that just send the pvc file Attaching and sending files You can select multiple files To select more than one file page 24 Designate the place you want to save the file and give it a name The symbols are automatically converted to _ Check Saves the Voice Editing Mini Player software Click Save button The Voice Editing Mini Player...

Page 60: ... Voice Editing Mini Player The file plays Click in the Voice Editing Mini Player In step you can also right click on the Voice Editing Mini Player then select Import Mail Transfer Format from the pop up menu The Voice Editing Mini Player can also play VM1 files pvc created with earlier versions of Voice Editing Voice Editing Ver 2 0 can play VM1 files pvc by Dragging and dropping the VM1 file pvc ...

Page 61: ...unctions Panasonic_Std Panasonic_Slim Panasonic_Cellular Select Skin then the version you want to use from the View menu To show the main window in full Click at the top of the skin If you have selected a skin the sound file titles pop up when the mouse cursor is put over the skin s display window ...

Page 62: ...ual Drive Registration from the Settings menu If you have created more than one virtual drive you can remove the check mark beside the ones you are not using so they are not shown in the drive box Re check the box when you want to use the drive again Select a virtual drive from the pull down list Drives and folders 1 2 3 Enter the name and path folder name of the virtual drive then click Settings ...

Page 63: ...te Folder from the pop up menu Deleting subfolders Select the subfolder and click A confirmation dialog box appears Click Yes button Click No button if you decide not to delete the item Instead of clicking on you can also delete a subfolder by right clicking on the subfolder and selecting Delete Folder from the pop up menu Before deleting subfolders containing WAVE files be sure to remove any othe...

Page 64: ... a suitable microphone available at your local electronics store Do the necessary training for the software in the Voice Recognition Properties dialog box before using it Text may be converted incorrectly in some cases depending on the speaking style and the particular words or phrases spoken The voice recognition precision varies by speaker Speak slowly and clearly in a quiet setting Voice recogn...

Page 65: ...ick the button The Open screen appears The Recording Source dialog box appears Confirm that Select is checked in the Microphone column Close this dialog box Converting sound to text Voice Recognition Select Options from the Settings menu The Options dialog box appears Click the Properties button The Voice Recognition Properties dialog box appears Select the voice recognition engine Select the engi...

Page 66: ...e click Your Text on the confirmation dialog to display the Open screen After you select a document file the text is displayed in the Voice Training Wizard Follow the instructions from this point Your Text page 117 You can also create a voice recognition user and do additional training by using in the Dictation Pad screen The name selected in step appears at the end of the voice recognition user n...

Page 67: ...n free hard disc space Click to open the support page for help concerning the voice recognition engine If you registered Dictation Sample files during the first launch of Voice Editing a Dictation folder is created on the default drive You can use the sample file in this Dictation folder to test voice recognition For detailed instructions refer to Dictation Samples page 118 in the Appendix Click t...

Page 68: ... Language and a voice for reciting in Voice Dictate into the microphone The sentence you dictate is converted to text and displayed in the Source Text field Next it is translated and displayed in the Translation field After this the displayed sentence is recited Click the Interpretation tab Turn the microphone on Interpretation Converting sound to text Voice Recognition Interpretation function is ...

Page 69: ...can save documents produced by text conversion To complete the translation settings click For an explanation of the advanced settings refer to Translation Settings page 122 in the Appendix If the sentence you dictate is not correctly recognized click to pause interpretation Correct the mis recognized words or sentence and click The sentences in the Translation field are cleared and the Source Text...

Page 70: ... Enter the word to be registered in Word The Add Delete Words dialog box appears Register its pronunciation Click the Cancel button If you then read this registered word aloud it is converted to the letters registered in the dictionary Click the Record pronunciation button and read the word aloud It is added to the Dictionary column Say the word aloud again if it is not added to the Dictionary col...

Page 71: ...on Alternatively you can use voice commands to control sound file playback pausing and so on page 77 Assign keys for sound file operations Click You can transcribe sound files recorded using an IC recorder to produce text documents by Dictating sound files as you listen so that your voice is used for voice recognition as text is entered Dictating sound files to transcribe them page 73 Playing soun...

Page 72: ...dow Click in the Voice to Text window to display the cursor for text input Select the sound file for transcription and play to check the contents Pause the play and enter the contents checked in step with the keyboard in the Voice to Text Window Click The converted text can then be saved During transcription you can use keyboard shortcuts to play pause and control the sound file Voice to Text Keyb...

Page 73: ...ing Connect the IC recorder to the computer using the USB cable Page 11 Connect a microphone to the computer Page 64 Click The Voice to Text window appears 2 1 Voice to text window Click Reciting Mode The voice recognition user field appears to the right of Reciting Mode Select the voice recognition user Your own voice will be used for voice recognition as you dictate the content of the sound file...

Page 74: ...se the play and dictate the contents checked in step into the microphone Your dictated speech is converted to text Click You can save documents produced by text conversion During transcription you can use keyboard shortcuts to play pause and control the sound file Voice to Text Keyboard Shortcuts page 71 Click to close the Voice to Text window ...

Page 75: ...e The voice recognition user field appears to the right of Playback Mode The first time you click Playback Mode the Recording Control Settings dialog box appears Select the mixer and click You can change this setting later as needed page 77 Mixer identification may vary depending on your computer and operating system In addition mixer control may not be available on some computers and in some oper...

Page 76: ...g transcription you can use keyboard shortcuts to play pause and control the sound file Voice to Text Keyboard Shortcuts page 71 Click to close the Voice to Text window Select the voice recognition user Select the voice recognition user whose voice is recorded in the sound file assuming this user has finished some voice recognition training Click in the Voice to Text window to display the cursor f...

Page 77: ...e Voice Command Dictation dialog box appears In the Desired Dictation fields enter words for the voice commands Click When you register the commands a confirmation dialog box appears Click in the confirmation dialog box Click in the Set or Confirm Voice Recognition Functions dialog box Voice commands may not work correctly in some cases depending on the speaker s pronunciation Click The Add Delete...

Page 78: ...rs to the right of Voice Command Mode Select the voice recognition user Select the voice recognition user who will speak the voice commands assuming this user has finished some voice recognition training Turn the microphone on Select the sound file Dictate into the microphone using the voice commands registered on the Voice Command Dictation dialog box Voice controlled operation is now possible Cl...

Page 79: ...above You can also convert a Speech tab text to a sound file Converting text to a sound file page 81 You can select whether or not the sample text is displayed in the Speech tab Settings Options page 94 Text entered in the Speech tab can be saved as a text file txt or Rich Text Format file rtf Click You can add the text to speech engine See Q A Frequently Asked Questions page 113 Click to open the...

Page 80: ... appears The contents of the home page are acquired by the Speech Pad screen The contents of the home page are read aloud You can alter the order of URLs or erase them Click the Settings button in the Display Webpage and Get Text dialog box The Manage Web Addresses dialog box appears You can alter the order of URLs using and Click the Delete button to erase a selected URL Click Favorites button in...

Page 81: ...rder drive and subfolder You can also create a new folder using the Create Fol button Input the file title Input Side A and Side B Select Codec and Mode Click Save button The text is converted to a sound file and saved It is saved to the drive and folder selected in the Save Sound file dialog box Do not put in or take out the SD memory card or IC recorder while the Save Sound file dialog box is di...

Page 82: ...er etc to be converted to sound files then drag and drop them into the Speech Pad screen You can convert more than one text together If you convert an unread E mail or report to a sound file then transfer save it to the IC recorder you can confirm its contents while going out Only the following text file formats can be converted to a sound file Text document txt Microsoft Word document doc Outlook...

Page 83: ... memory card or IC recorder while the Save Sound file dialog box is displayed You can reverse any item selected for a text file by right clicking on it then selecting Change Selection If you select a text file and click it is read aloud If you select more than one file clicking will result in the next file being read aloud You can confirm the contents of a text file using the Speech tab If you rig...

Page 84: ...nslate sentences you dictate Click the Lang Learning tab in the Speech Pad screen On the Source Text side at left select the Language and Voice options Enter the Source Text and Translation Enter the source text in the left hand Source Text bar Enter the translated text in the right hand Translation bar You could input the native language sentence in the left hand bar and the same sentence in the ...

Page 85: ...ource Text field are recited and saved as a sound file The sentences entered in the Source Text field will be used for the title name Save translation as a sound file Only the sentences entered in the Translation field are recited and saved as a sound file The sentences entered in the Translation field will be used for the title name Save source text and translation as a sound files Sentences ente...

Page 86: ...f the Translation side to English it will not be correctly recited For listening comprehension practice in step select Save source text and translation as a sound files on the Save Sound file screen as the file saving option so that you can hear a file in the source and target languages recited one after another You can create 5 language study sound files for each page You can create up to 20 page...

Page 87: ...ay violate copyright law Translation results may not be as expected in some cases depending on the content of the source text Click the Translation tab in the Speech Pad screen On the Source Text side select the Language and Voice of the original text In the Source Text field enter the original text to translate On the Translation side select the Language and Voice of the target language to be tra...

Page 88: ... file screen appears Enter a title and click the Save button You can also hear text in the Source Text field recited Click on the Source Text field and Additionally you can save text in the Source Text field To save the text as a sound file click on the Source Text field and Or to save it as a text file click To complete the translation settings click For an explanation of the advanced settings re...

Page 89: ... volume For example if recording a CD containing language teaching materials select Stereo Mix Recording Start play on the sound source and click in the Simple Recorder screen The button turns orange and recording starts Click to stop recording Stop play on the sound source A confirmation dialog box appears The Simple Recorder screen opens The Simple Recorder Instructions dialog box also appears I...

Page 90: ...Simple Recorder screen The Save Sound file dialog box appears Set the destination to save the file to You can switch the IC recorder drive and subfolder You can also create a new folder using the Create Fol button Input the file title Input Side A and Side B Select Codec and Mode You can make the recording stop automatically after a set period has elapsed Click in the Simple Recorder screen to dis...

Page 91: ...ile list Select Sound File Display Item Setting Top from the Settings menu Check the items you want shown The Sound File Display Item Setting Top dialog box appears To change the order of an item select it then click or to move it up or down the list Click The items change You cannot remove the check next to Title You can also set items by right clicking in the list and selecting Set Items from th...

Page 92: ...he View menu Select the language The languages you can select appear Click Yes button Click The language changes The display returns to the previous language if you click the Undo button The language changes and another confirmation dialog box appears View settings A confirmation dialog box appears Premium Edition Standard Edition ...

Page 93: ...s Before you transfer save stereo TRC files when only the TRC compatible IC recorder is selected on the Used device setting screen the Audio codec setting screen appears IC recorder sound files of the following codecs are supported These codecs are not mutually compatible By specifying a device that supports VM1 sound files in all of these codecs you can convert from one format to another Compress...

Page 94: ...ing files to the CD R RW or voice recognition function you need to create a temporary file You can make the drive and folder settings for the temporarily created files Voice Recognition Settings Create a voice recognition user Converting sound to text Voice Recognition page 64 Text to Speech Setting If you have placed a check for this function a sample sentence will be displayed when the Speech ta...

Page 95: ... while Voice Editing Launcher is running Right click on the taskbar icon to display the menu To keep Voice Editing Launcher displayed on top of other applications place a check next to Always display in front You can change the display language while Voice Editing Launcher is running Select the new language in Language Display Voice Editing Launcher is only available if Voice Editing is installed ...

Page 96: ...her select the Language and Voice options for reciting The highlighted text is recited Drag to select the text from Notepad or the other application In Voice Editing Launcher click You can convert highlighted text entered in Notepad or another application to a sound file by clicking Convert text to a sound file page 81 However these files cannot be saved directly on IC recorders ...

Page 97: ...d on the Voice Editing Launcher screen below Drag to select the text In Voice Editing Launcher click To complete the translation settings click For an explanation of the advanced settings refer to Translation Settings page 122 in the Appendix The icons to the right of represent these languages English Spanish French German Italian Russian Chinese Korean Japanese The translation results are pasted ...

Page 98: ...auncher Settings The Add In Settings screen appears To remove the add in from Microsoft Office applications and the Internet Explorer menu clear the relevant check and click the Settings button To install the add in in Microsoft Office applications and the Internet Explorer menu place a check in the relevant box and click the Settings button Installing or uninstalling Microsoft Office Add in is no...

Page 99: ...acking up to an external memory device save a copy of the entire SD_VOICE folder Number of files G 726 format sound files recorded on a video camera are divided and saved every 8 minutes and 24 seconds reducing the number of files you can save per folder by one from 999 each 8 minutes and 24 seconds G 726 recording time Number of sound files Number of configuration files 5 minutes 1 1 5 min x 1 10...

Page 100: ...e You cannot use CD R RW formatted with packet write software when backing up a file with Refer to the packet write software s instructions for further information When using an OS other than Windows XP refer to When using Windows 98SE Me 2000 in Backing up files page 102 Writing sound files to CD R RW Put the CD R RW into the CD drive Click Select Sound File Backup then click The CD R Window appe...

Page 101: ...n play sound files on the CD R RW using Voice Editing however not on a regular CD player To play them on a regular CD R RW player see When using Windows XP in Creating Audio CDs page 105 for details Transfer save the files sound you want to backup to the lower CD R Window Files ready for writing display next to the compression format icon Files that have been written The status bar shows the space...

Page 102: ...W Create a virtual drive for backup Transfer Save the files you want to backup to the virtual drive Select the virtual drive you created in step from the pull down list of the drive box and transfer save the files to it For example create the BACKUP folder and make the virtual drive name Saved data You can check the capacity on the status bar Do not exceed the volume that can fit on the CD R RW Wh...

Page 103: ...d folders from the Hidden files and folders Use writing software to write the folder you created in the virtual drive to the CD R RW The folder in the virtual drive that you created in step is written to the CD R RW Click Apply then OK You can now see the virtual drive in Explorer File structure looks like this after writing See the CD writing software s operating instructions for details ...

Page 104: ... files on the CD R RW are displayed in the File list You can play the files directly from the CD R RW The following restrictions apply to audio files on a CD R RW You cannot sort sound files You cannot erase sound files You cannot edit sound files You can play the files on CD R RW s with Voice Editing but you cannot play them on a regular CD player Please refer to When using Windows 98 SE Me 2000 ...

Page 105: ...le for recording varies depending on the CD R RW disk capacity To record with operating systems other than Windows XP convert sound files to WAVE files and then use commercial CD R recording software to create audio CDs When using an OS other than Windows XP refer to When using Windows 98SE Me 2000 in Creating Audio CDs page 107 Insert a new CD R RW disk in the computer Click Select Create Music C...

Page 106: ...cording capacity cannot be transferred The maximum time available for recording varies depending on the CD R RW disk capacity Click The CD Writing Wizard starts up Follow the instructions on the screen After following the above procedure you will have a finished audio CD If you chose Audio CD in the CD Writing Wizard your disk can be played in standard audio CD players If you chose Date CD you can...

Page 107: ...sound files to record on the audio CD You can check the capacity on the status bar Be careful not to exceed the maximum capacity on the CD R RW disk Click The Convert to WAVE format screen appears Select the WAVE format as confirmed in step and click The selected sound files are converted to WAVE files Use the CD R recording software to write the sound files as converted into WAVE files to the CD ...

Page 108: ...y initializing the recorder will delete sound files in secure folders If you have not completed user authentication for an IC recorder that supports security initializing the recorder will leave sound files in secure folders intact Connect the IC recorder to the computer using the USB cable page 11 Select IC recorder from the pull down list in the drive box Select Initialize IC Recorder from the F...

Page 109: ... dialog box appears Select Control panel from the Start menu Double click Add or Remove Programs The sound files in your computer are not deleted even if you uninstall Voice Editing If you want to install this program onto a different drive or folder first uninstall it and then reinstall it into the desired location When you uninstall Voice Editing Ver 2 0 the voice recognition engine text to spee...

Page 110: ...d send it If they don t have it send VEd1_VM1_Player exe along with the VM1 file page 59 The person I sent a VM1 file pvc to cannot play it VM1 files created with Voice Editing Ver 2 0 cannot be played on earlier versions Send them the Voice Editing Mini Player so they can play the file page 60 What are the advantages of converting IC recorder voice files to WAVE format WAVE format files can be pl...

Page 111: ...tart your computer and reconnect the USB cable There is also a driver folder in the root of the CD ROM which you can use to install the driver manually I cannot play files that I transferred to an SD Memory Card TRC ADPCM2 and G 726 formats are incompatible with each other Convert to the file format to suit the equipment page 93 Files I was able to play in Voice Editing don t play when I transfer ...

Page 112: ...ining passages are available for this software page 116 Before training use the Microphone Wizard to set the optimal microphone volume level If some words are incorrectly recognized even after additional training use the Add Delete Words function page 70 to recite them for the dictionary After you have added the words to the dictionary they will be converted to text correctly Set the recording mod...

Page 113: ... using the included dictation cord for the dictation feature However I cannot train or dictate successfully because of poor microphone sensitivity What should I do Adjust the volume on the IC recorder Depending on your computer you may also be able to improve the sensitivity by reversing the Straight mini plug and the L shaped mini plug connections See the support homepage for details This page ha...

Page 114: ..._ Player exe to an e mail but the receiver didn t get it Some e mail software may limit the attachment of files with the extensions exe and bat Remove the exe extension from the file name before sending it and then have the receiver re attach the extension before double clicking on it Change the display settings if the exe extension cannot be displayed Refer to the Windows Operating System user ma...

Page 115: ... or assistance with product operation For USA Customers contact the Panasonic Customer Call Center at 1 800 211 7262 or the website http www panasonic com contactinfo or the website http www panasonic com consumersupport For Canadian Customers http www panasonic ca ...

Page 116: ...ル 22 ビルゲーツ未来を語る 43 音声技術の紹介 21 家族 24 English Microsoft English v5 1 Recognizer Training sessions Number of steps Aesop s Fables 32 Bill Gates describes The Road Ahead Second Version 14 Excerpts from The Problems of Philosophy by Bertrand Russell 42 Excerpts from The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe 34 Excerpts from SUMMER by Edith Wharton 28 Excerpts from The War of the Worlds by H G ...

Page 117: ...your text for training of the voice recognition engine Put the text file to be dictated for training in the following directory My Documents Voice Editing Dictation Training Select Your Text from Training Options and click to display the Open screen Select the text file to be dictated for training and click the Open button From this point follow the instructions of the Voice Training Wizard On the...

Page 118: ... select the Dictation folder Select Dictation Sample in the Dictation folder and click Confirm the sample content Select Dictation Sample and select Convert to Text from the Edit menu Specify the voice recognition user name Select Panasonic Microsoft English Recognizer v5 1 and click the Open button The Voice to Text Options screen appears The Open user screen appears 1 2 1 2 ...

Page 119: ...on Translate sound files and recite them With this option sound files are converted to text and immediately translated into another language If you select Translate sound files and recite them choose the target language from the pull down menu on the right of the Voice to Text Options screen After you click Dictation Pad starts up and displays the Interpretation tab The sound file is converted to ...

Page 120: ... Voice Editing If you did not register it then follow these steps to import the file to Voice Editing Sample sound file for voice recognition Drag the VM1 file pvc in the following directory to the Voice Editing File list My Documents Voice Editing Dictation User Sample files for voice recognition On the Voice Recognition Properties screen click the Import button to import the User Sample files pu...

Page 121: ...ch2 is the product of ANIMO Limited Language Voice Japanese Keiko ANIMO FineSpeech2 English ScanSoft Jennifer_Full_22kHz French ScanSoft Virginie_Full_22kHz German ScanSoft Steffi_Full_22kHz Italian ScanSoft Bianca_Full_22kHz Spanish Scansoft Isabel_Full_22kHz Russian ScanSoft Katerina_Full_22kHz Chinese ScanSoft Mei Ling_Full_22kHz Korean ScanSoft Narae_Full_22kHz ...

Page 122: ... the Translation side select the language to translate into in Language The Settings screen appears Click Change the translation settings as desired and click the Settings button As displayed if you select English on the Source Text side and French on the Translation side The translation settings details will vary depending on the languages you choose in steps and If you access the settings from t...

Page 123: ...gs As displayed if you select Italian on the Source Text side and German on the Translation side The following bridge translations are used for various language combinations Translation English French German Italian Spanish Source Text English French German Italian Spanish Russian Japanese Chinese Korean Translation Russian Japanese Chinese Korean Source Text English French German Italian Spanish ...

Page 124: ...slating You sing could result in either of the following sentences Casual Tu chantes Casual plural formal or formal plural Vous chantez English German Subject Gender In German nouns have gender so the translation may vary depending on whether the speaker is male or female For example translating I am a lecturer could result in either of the following sentences Male Ich bin Dozent Female Ich bin Do...

Page 125: ... formal or Loro formal plural For example translating You went for dinner could result in any of the following sentences Casual Tu andasti per cena Casual plural Voi andaste per cena Formal Lei andò per cena Formal plural Loro andarono per cena Italian English Audience Specify your preference for translating third person pronouns Direct Translate third person pronouns in Italian as the second pers...

Page 126: ...Spanish as tu casual vosotros casual plural Usted formal or Ustedes formal plural You sing could result in any of the following sentences Casual Cantas Casual plural Cantáis Formal Canta Formal plural Cantan Spanish English Audience Specify your preference for translating third person pronouns Direct Translate third person pronouns in Spanish as the second person pronoun you in English Indirect Tr...

Page 127: ... he is ill would be translated as 私は知っています彼が病気であるということを Change imperative sentences into declarative form Imperative form is common in user s manuals for example However instead of translating text such as this directly into imperative sentences with しなさい or してください using declarative sentences ending in する or します would make the translation easier to read For example ボタンを押しなさい would be translated...

Page 128: ... verbs must have an object However there is no distinction between transitive and intransitive with Japanese verbs so there is a tendency for Japanese writers to omit the object without identifying the object before を Here you can specify how to handle source text without an object that is how it is translated into English with a transitive verb Add a grammatical object Place a check to add an obj...

Page 129: ...th initial capitalization and fully capitalized words in the original form without translating them English Korean Make capitalized words lowercase Place a check to translate words with initial capitalization and fully capitalized words in a sentence Clear the check mark to leave words with initial capitalization and fully capitalized words in the original form without translating them Japanese Ch...

Page 130: ...ore your first attempt at conversion you must complete voice recognition training in Dragon NaturallySpeaking For installation and training instructions refer to the user s guide and help file for Dragon NaturallySpeaking You can access the Dragon NaturallySpeaking Preferred website by selecting Dragon NaturallySpeaking Website from the Help menu of Voice Editing Follow these steps using Dragon Na...

Page 131: ...131 Appendix In Destination select A selected window and then click the Transcribe button Click in the Voice to Text window Results of text conversion are displayed in the Voice to Text window 1 2 ...

Page 132: ...and its logo Acrobat and Acrobat Reader are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated FineSpeech TM Noise cancellation features of this software incorporate technology of Animo Limited Other system names and product names appearing in this document are in general the registered trademarks or trademarks of the respective developer companies Note that the TM mark and mark do not appear in some parts ...

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