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SpeechControl4Mac 3.3

 

 

 

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INTRODUCTION 

SpeechControl4Mac has been designed to control different applications on a Mac with a Philips 
SpeechMike III and a SpeechMike Premium. 
 
The software allows to assign different functions to each button, enable or disable certain features, 
and also to control applications via hotkeys. For text generation you can simply write the specified 
text with a button click into the text editor.  
Even more advanced, you can quickly execute your favorite Dragon Dictate 5 commands with just a 
button click on the device. 
 
The device configuration settings can be loaded from and saved to the device. You can also restore 
the default device configuration settings and save them to the device. 
When starting Philips SpeechControl4Mac, the settings are automatically loaded from the connected 
active device. Changes made with other applications on the active device after the first startup are 
not downloaded to SpeechControl; you have to download them manually. If a device is already 
connected to the computer and you additionally connect another device, the second connected 
device becomes the active device. The device configuration settings will be loaded automatically. 
 

To change the behavior of the active device and configure the buttons, go to the 

Device

 page.  

To make configurations on the active device for handling different applications, go to the 

Application 

Control

 page.  

When encountering problems, you can try to find a solution in the help.

 

 
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INSTALLATION 

 

Copy the 

‘SpeechControl3.3.08.dmg’ file to the disk drive of your Mac. 

 

When opening the file you will see following screen 

 

 

Drag the SpeechMike icon to the Applications folder to start installation

Note:

 

to manually start installation go to the finder and select the disk drive. To install 

SpeechControl4MAc move 

SpeechControl.app

 

to the 'Applications' folder. 

 

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Summary of Contents for SpeechControl4Mac

Page 1: ...WORKBOOK SpeechControl4Mac version 3 3 DICTATE 5 ...

Page 2: ...Speech Processing Solutions Workbook SpeechControl4Mac 3 3 Page 2 of 28 ...

Page 3: ...Contents Introduction 5 Installation 5 SUPPORTED PLATFORMS 6 Mac Platforms 6 Speech Recognition Software 6 SpeechMike 6 SpeechControl Menu 7 Toolbar 9 Device Configuration 10 Application control 17 Working with Dragon Dictate 5 20 FAQ s 23 MAC BASICS 25 ACRONYMS and ABBREVATIONS 27 ...

Page 4: ...Speech Processing Solutions Workbook SpeechControl4Mac 3 3 Page 4 of 28 ...

Page 5: ...vice Changes made with other applications on the active device after the first startup are not downloaded to SpeechControl you have to download them manually If a device is already connected to the computer and you additionally connect another device the second connected device becomes the active device The device configuration settings will be loaded automatically To change the behavior of the ac...

Page 6: ...GNITION SOFTWARE SpeechControl4Mac 3 3 works with the following speech recognition application Dragon Dictate 5 SPEECHMIKE SpeechControl4Mac 3 3 supports following SpeechMike versions SpeechMike Pro 3200 series SpeechMike Barcode 3300 series SpeechMike Premium 3500 series SpeechMike Premium Barcode 3600 series SpeechMike Premium Touch 3700 series NEW SpeechMike Premium Barcode Touch 3800 series NE...

Page 7: ...ontrol4Mac 3 3 Page 7 of 28 SPEECHCONTROL MENU The SpeechControl menu provides the following options Menu entries The SpeechControl menu has following entries About box The About box shows the current version of your SpeechControl4Mac application ...

Page 8: ...t entries Use the special character menu entry when programming text macros with special characters to a SpeechMike button D Note When programming hotkeys the special character menu is disabled Window menu The Window menu shows following entries Help menu The Window menu shows following entries Back to Table of Contents ...

Page 9: ...device is connected Introduction Clicking the Introduction item views the Introduction page The Introduction page is shown by default if no valid device is connected Active device This text field shows the currently active device The settings of that device can be configured on the Device page the application control options for that device can be configured on the Application Control page If no v...

Page 10: ...icking the button After changing the settings in the UI you can save them to the device by clicking the button By clicking the factory settings for the connected device are loaded and displayed in the UI After that click Save to device to save the factory settings to the connected device D Note It is not possible to configure more than one connected device at once When connecting a second device t...

Page 11: ...ustomize the basic behavior of the active device D Note The available options depend on the type of the active device Mouse Here you can make general changes to the mouse functionality of a SpeechMike You can also disable all mouse functionality Trackball and mouse buttons Mouse style Right handed mouse style means the primary mouse button is the left mouse button left handed mouse style means the...

Page 12: ...vior which accelerates the mouse cursor when quickly moving the trackball or when quickly swiping over the touch sensor Back to Table of Contents Advanced Settings Here you can customize the advanced behavior of the active device D Note The available options depend on the type of the active device Button click noise filter Enable this option to suppress all acoustical button clicks during recordin...

Page 13: ...ac OS as Target OS when working on a Mac If Windows is selected the recordings with the SpeechMike might be distorted D Note When connecting a SpeechMike with Windows OS configuration SpeechControl4Mac will display following dialog B IMORTANT If you want to move your device back to a Windows PC and use it to work with Philips Speech Processing software you must switch the target OS back to Windows...

Page 14: ...event integration D Note This option is only available for devices with built in barcode scanner Back to Table of Contents Microphone motion control Here you can set how the microphone of the SpeechMike Premium changes the input level of the microphone while the device is laid down Disable microphone motion control The input level of the microphone does not change while the device is placed Reduce...

Page 15: ...uring the button function Click the arrows of the combo box cell in the Event column for the button you want to configure Select the event to be associated with the button Save the settings to the active device by clicking the Save to device button D Note If the active device has a built in barcode scanner the Barcode trigger option can also be enabled to scan the barcode by pressing the button Ba...

Page 16: ...pgrade is possible only in Stop state device is not recording not playing back The Firmware upgrade process Select the firmware file to be loaded to the device Click Upgrade firmware The Firmware upgrade sheet is displayed the upgrade process can be followed on a progress bar The device is ready to use again after the sheet is getting closed Back to Table of Contents ...

Page 17: ...s on the device Application Control provides three profiles by default which can be selected by clicking the popup button on top of the page Each profile has a different Button Event to operation mapping which you can see in the table below The following image is showing the default mapping table for the Dragon Dictate profile You can configure the mappings by clicking an item in either the Presse...

Page 18: ...elow the mapping table Edit operation Operations can be created both for the button pressed and button released events by clicking an item in the mapping table s Pressed or Released column accordingly See in the following the steps for creating and editing an operation Creating and editing an operation Click an item in the mapping table The Edit operation sheet is displayed where you can configure...

Page 19: ...ption to the application in focus by pressing the selected button on the active device Could be used to reach a menu item or change the screen resolution Text Sends a specified text to the application in focus by pressing the selected button on the active device D Note You can also insert special characters with the use of the special characters menu Dragon command Executes the selected Dragon Dic...

Page 20: ... up D Note The default record setting is Record Toggle mode Stop dictation B IMORTANT Before stopping dictation wait until all text has been completely recognized and put to the text editor s window Otherwise Dragon Dictate might drop the words or commands which have not been recognized yet To stop dictation simply click on the Record button of your SpeechMike when using the default record mode D ...

Page 21: ... of your SpeechMike and click on the INS OVR button of the SpeechMike to display the recognition window To select the correct phrase or text either speak the Choose command or choose the appropriate line with SpeechMike mouse functions E Tip The recognition window will only show the last utterance This is a Dragon Dictate behavior and cannot be changed As a workaround to correct a single word you ...

Page 22: ...ng dictation This can be reached by programming a hotkey to a SpeechMike button By default the hot key for changing speech mode is Command F10 To program this command to a SpeechMike button selected program button and program the hotkey To switch the speech mode simply click on the programmed SpeechMike button until you reach the desired one Back to Table of Contents ...

Page 23: ...The four position switch operates as it is printed on the device e g PLAY starts playback fast forwards moves the cursor forwards Q Why is Record Toggle the default setting for the record button A According to user feedback record toggle is the most convenient recording mode Additionally this method reduces the risks of losing recognized texts by releasing the record button too early compared to t...

Page 24: ...ac 3 3 works with Dragon Dictate 5 Q How much does this tool cost A There is no extra charge for SpeechControl4Mac Q Where can we get this tool from Is it on the web A SpeechControl4Mac can be downloaded from the Philips Speech Processing download area Q Can existing SpeechMike users obtain the tool from our web site at no extra cost A Yes it is downloadable for SpeechMike III and SpeechMike Premi...

Page 25: ...nation What it does Command A Select all items in the front Finder window or desktop if no window is open Option Command A Deselect all items Command C Copy selected item text to the Clipboard Command D Duplicate selected item Command F Find any matching Spotlight attribute Shift Command F Find Spotlight file name matches Shift Command H Open the Home folder of the currently logged in user account...

Page 26: ...y spaces or punctuation after the word fn Delete Forward Delete on portable Macs built in keyboard Command Open the application s help in Help Viewer Shift Command 3 Capture the screen to a file Shift Control Command 3 Capture the screen to the Clipboard Shift Command 4 Capture a selection to a file Shift Control Command 4 Capture a selection to the Clipboard Command A Highlight every item in a do...

Page 27: ...ntrol4Mac 3 3 Page 27 of 28 ACRONYMS AND ABBREVATIONS DPM Digital Pocket Memo DSS Digital Speech Standard PSP Philips Speech Processing SDK Software Development Kit SM SpeechMike UI User Interface USB Universal Serial Bus Back to Table of Contents ...

Page 28: ...arks of Koninklijke Philips N V and are used by Speech Processing Solutions GmbH under license from Koninklijke Philips N V Dragon is a trademark of Nuance Inc and is used here under license All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners 2016 Speech Processing Solutions GmbH All rights reserved Errors and omissions excepted SPS_T_2300 16066 July 2016 Version 3 3 ...

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