Speech Processing
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SpeechControl4Mac 3.3
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Low power mode
Enable this option to set the USB power mode to Low power mode.
In “Low power mode” the SpeechMike requires less than 100 mA, which is needed in case the USB
port on the Mac does not comply with the USB standard (500 mA).
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Note:
By default SpeechMike III and SpeechMike Premium are already designed as “low power”
USB devices. Therefore this setting is obsolete for the two mentioned devices
Target OS
Select whether you want to use the device on a Mac or on a Windows PC.
It is strongly recommended to use Mac OS as Target OS when working on a Mac.
If Windows is selected, the recordings with the SpeechMike might be distorted.
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Note:
When connecting a SpeechMike with Windows OS configuration SpeechControl4Mac will
display following dialog
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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 OS and save the
settings to the device.
Otherwise, the device will not be recognized by any older Windows based dictation software!
It is not possible to switch to the Windows mode on Windows operating systems.
Switching back to Windows OS
Switch the target OS back to Windows OS and save the settings to the device.
Save the settings to the SpeechMike by clicking the
Save to device
button.
