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3Installation and Making a Voice ProfileMacSpeech Dictate 1.5
Installation and Making a Voice Prole
BeforeyoucanuseMacSpeechDictate,youmusthavetwokindsof hardwarethat
conformtoitsrequirements:yourcomputer,andamicrophone.
ComPuter requirements
• YoumustbeusinganIntel-basedMacintoshcomputer.
• YoursystemmustbeMacOSX“Leopard”version10.5.6orlater.
• Thecomputershouldhaveatleast1GBof RAM(preferably2GBormore).
• Yourharddriveshouldhaveatleast2GBof freespacetoinstallMacSpeech
Dictateanditsassociatedles,andthisinstallationshouldleaveplentyof ad-
ditionalemptyfreespace.
• Aswithanysoftwareapplication,afasterprocessorimprovesperformance.
• AccessibilitymustbeturnedonyourUniversalAccesssystempreferences.
miCroPhone requirements
• YoumusthaveaUSBmicrophone.Thismicrophoneshouldbeof highqual-
ity,withnoise-cancellingabilities.Ideally,itshouldbeonthelistof USBmi-
crophonescertiedandsupportedbyMacSpeech.Youcanndalistatthe
MacSpeechwebsite.
PlugtheUSBmicrophoneintooneof yourcomputer’sUSBports.If you’rerun-
ningshortof openUSBports,itmightbeworthinvestinginapoweredUSBhub.
Youcanthenplugsomeof yourUSBdevicesintothehub,andplugthehubinto
thecomputer.SomeUSBmicrophones,however,mustbepluggeddirectlyintothe
computer.
InSystemPreferences>Sound>Input,makecertainthattheUSBmicrophone
isselectedasthesoundinputdevice.This is crucial.AUSBmicrophonecanbe