Sony ICD-BP150VTP Dragon Naturally Speaking 5 Users Guide - Page 164

APPENDIX A Using Dragon NaturallySpeaking With a Portable Recorder 7 The screen that appears and what you do next depends on the recorder type you have selected. RECORDER TYPE Sony Memory Stick IC Recorder ICD-MS1 HOW TO PROCEED Click the "Sony Memory Stick Voice Editor" button and follow the instructions on the screen. Recording device plugged into Line-In Jack Be sure that the recorder is connected to the line-in jack on your computer and (optionally) select the Detect end of recording and automatically adapt user files box. If you do this, choose the number of seconds of silence before the wizard assumes that the recording is finished. Then click Start Recording and start your recorder to play back your dictation. Digital recorder using sound Files (.wav) on Disk Transfer the .wav file to your computer's hard disk and then use the Browse button to locate the file. If you are not sure how to transfer recorded data to your computer, see the documentation for your recorder. Finally, click Next and follow the instructions on the screen. 8 Depending on your system, it can take up to 20 minutes to adapt your user for mobile recording. You do not have to sit at your computer while the program is adapting to your recorded voice. Dictating into your recorder After you train Dragon NaturallySpeaking to recognize your recorded speech, you are ready to record some dictation. When you dictate into your recorder, you should follow the same guidelines you use when talking directly to the computer. (See "Speaking properly to the computer" on page 12.) Here are some additional tips for getting good results: s If you talk directly into a built-in microphone, always hold your recorder at the same distance from your mouth. Some users report that it is easier to rest the recorder on their jaw for the most 158 Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide