Specifications

68 | Dragon Installation and User Guide
Usethissectionfordetailsaboutselectinghandheldrecordingchoices.IfyourDragoninstallationis
configuredtousewithcommandsonly,youwon'tseethissection.
Handheld or smartphone with recording application
Selectthisoptionifyou'llbedictatingwithamobiledevicecapableofstoringdigitalrecordingsand
transferringthemtoyourcomputer.
Digital audio recorder (includes .wav, .mp3, .wma, .dss, .ds2)
Selectthisoptionifyou'llbedictatingfromadigitalrecorder.
Youcanonlyuseunencrypted.dssor.ds2fileswhencreatingaProfilewitharecorder.
Notes
n Ifyouswitchbetweenmicrophonesyoumustreruntheaudiocheck.
n SomeeditionsofDragonNaturallySpeakingallowyoutohavemultipleaudiosourcesina
profile,soyoucanbenefitfromongoingpersonalizationofyourprofilenomatterwhichofyour
devicesyou'reusing.Forexample,withthesameprofile,youcandictatewithadigitalrecorder
(ifyoureditionofDragonsupportstranscriptionofrecordings),aregularheadsetmicrophone,or
awirelessmicrophone.Formoreinformation,see.
Position your microphone properly
Usethisscreentohelpyoupositionyourmicrophoneforoptimalspeechrecognition.Positioningthe
microphonecorrectlyisoneofthemostimportantthingsyoucandotoenhancerecognitionaccuracy.If
themicrophonemovesevenslightlyawayfromtheoptimalposition,yourrecognitionaccuracymay
significantlydeteriorate.
Usethepicturesanddescriptionsonthewizardscreenandinthistopicasguidesformicrophone
positioning.
To position a headset microphone
n Adjusttheheadsetsothatitfitscomfortably.
n Movethemicrophoneelementtothesideofyourmouthtoavoidnoisefrombreathing.
n Makesurethatthemicrophoneelementisclosetoyourmouth,butnottouchingit(aboutaninch
fromthesideofyourmouth).
n Confirmthatthefrontofthemicrophonepointstowardyourmouth.Thefrontmaybeindicated
byacoloreddot,theword"Talk,"orsomeotherlabel.
n Positiontheheadsetconsistentlyeverytimeyouuseit.
To position a handheld microphone or recorder
n Pointthemicrophoneelementtothesideoforbelowyourmouthtoavoidnoisefrombreathing.
Donotholdthemicrophonedirectlyinfrontofyourmouth.
n Holdthemicrophoneinacomfortableposition.Makesurenottoholditinanawkward,tiring
position.
n Makesurethatthemicrophoneelementisabout1to3inchesawayfromyourmouth.You
shouldkeepthemicrophonedistanceinthisrange,butyoudon'thavetoalwayskeepthe
microphoneatexactlythesamedistance.
n Holdthemicrophonesothatthefrontpointstowardyourmouth.Don'ttalkintothesideofthe
microphone.