User guide
Chapter 2: Installing Dragon
Multiple users on one computer
Dragon is licensed on a “per individual” basis. You are permitted to install the software on
more than one computer (such as on a desktop and a laptop computer, or on a work and a
home computer), but you cannot use the software concurrently on more than one com-
puter. You are permitted to create multiple voice profiles, so long as each voice profile is
for you. If someone else wants to create a voice profile, that person must purchase a sep-
arate Dragon license.
Volume license agreements are available.
Plugging in the microphone
To use Dragon, you will need to plug in your microphone.
If you are not sure how to plug in your microphone, consult the documentation that came
with your microphone.
Note:
If you already have speakers for your computer, you can also use these to playback recorded
speech instead of your headphones.
Dragon system requirements
During the installation process, the software checks that your system meets the following
requirements. If they are not met, Dragon will not be installed. Note that at least 1GBof
RAM is required for installation in Windows XP and at least 2GB of RAM are required for
other supported operating systems. See Operating systems and RAM, below.
When you create a User Profile, Dragon recommends the Vocabulary that best fits your
computer's speed and memory. You can choose a smaller Vocabulary if you are using a Gen-
eral Vocabulary, and you want faster recognition of your dictation and do not need to use a
Large Vocabulary.
Note
This edition of Dragon does not support dictation directly into Electronic Medical Record
(EMR) Systems. For EMR support, please use Dragon Medical Edition.
Core Processor
Minimum
Intel® Pentium® 1GHz or equivalent AMD processor or 1.66 GHz Atom® processor
(SSE2 instruction set required).
Recommended
Intel Pentium 2.4 GHz (dual 1.8 GHz core processor) or equivalent AMD processor.
Note
Streaming SIMD Extensions (SSE) are not supported.
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