Sony ICD-SX712D User Manual
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CREATING, TRAINING, AND REFINING A USER PROFILE
Each person using Dragon must have his or her own User Profile. Before using Dragon
with a recorder, you must let Dragon adapt to how you sound on that type of device. The
first time you start Dragon, the profile-creation Wizard opens automatically and guides
you screen by screen. (If you are
upgrading from version 9 or 10
, the Upgrade Wizard
lets you upgrade your existing profile to version 11.)
Step 1: Enter your User information
Give the profile a name (last name and date, for instance). If you wish, choose from
the “Accent” list.
Step 2: Select from the Dictation Source list
For Sony recorders that require the software Sony Digital Voice Editor:
Before
proceeding, see your recorder’s documentation and
install
this software. Dragon’s
Dictation Source list will then contain an entry named
Software Sony “Digital Voice
Editor” (.msv, .dvf)
; choose that and follow the instructions on the screen.
For all other digital recorders:
Choose the Source “
Sony Recorder - Digital Files on
disk (.wav, .mp3)
”.
Step 3: Perform Acoustic Training
You will now read into your recorder to create an acoustic sample, then let Dragon
adapt your profile from this sample.
1.
Select a text from the list of choices. To read it from the screen, click View. To
send it to your printer, click
(this is usually most convenient).
2.
Start your recorder, hold it so that the microphone
consistently faces the
corner
of your mouth and read the text aloud in a
clear but normal voice
. Take your
time; imagine you are recording your own thoughts. Here you don’t have to read
punctuation
, but feel free to read at least some, to get into the habit. After you have
recorded
at least 5 minutes
(feel free to read further), stop your recorder, and click
Next.
3.
Connect recorder to PC and save the recorded file on your PC’s hard disk.
The Wizard screen will guide you to designate the file corresponding to the record-
ing you just made.
4.
Dragon can now use this file to adapt your profile. Click ‘
Start Adapting
’ to start
the process.
5.
When asked if you want to let Dragon perform a basic vocabulary customiza-
tion using your My Documents folder and your sent emails, feel free to skip this step
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