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Interact-AS User Guide

1. ComposerEditor Main Window File menu Edit menu Translation Memory Meni ede rt diee e HERR o PETER Er e ee Ie HP a EEEIEE Tools menu Window menu Help menu Creating a New Composer UOTE IT cett eos Aa erectio ek eset e eot bie eee UAE Ie E E eth Opening a Composer Domoaln ine edere cdi restet ie t pate e E e Ve tbe Leere eee e roga vt Importing and Exporting Composer Domains see ee eene Editing Composer Domiti itn nenn nr e ee ee eee ige re Bellen Acronym Expansion Loading or Unloading a Domain sse eee nennen nnne nennen Glossary Appendix A NATO Alphabet Appendix B Setting Up Microphone Audio erre boe eH eee ra terrre PR IR FERE eR aes Appendix C Training a Voice Profile 43 44 46 48 50 51 51 54 57 57 59 60 60 60 61 61 61 61 61 65 66 68 70 72 75 77 77 79 79 83 Appendix D End User License Agreement Index Chapter 1 Welcome This document is designed to help get you started using the Interact AS program The manual is divided into the following sections Getting Started on page 17 Translation see Transcription and Translation on page 27 Configuration on page 45 Users on page 53 Visualize on page 59 ComposerEditor on page 61 In This
2. r Compadrem Ne Interact n V f Create a User Configuration A User Configuration stores allof your preferred settings for Interact You can create as many User Configurations as you like perhaps one for each language you ll be using or one for each individual thatyouwill be using Interact to communicate with Let s get started_ Click Next Welcome 5 3 The Name screen appears Step 2 of 7 User Configuration Wizard Step M Compadrem UT Interact Pee Name of the User Configuration First you needto selecta namefor each User Configuration that youcreate Asuggestion is your namefollowed by the second language that you ll be using e g C_Jones Spanish or the name ofthe second person who will be using the system e g C Jones J Sanchez Chris Enter a name This name will be used to identify your User Configuration NOTE The name you choose must not contain special characters such as lt gt Use alphanumeric letters or numbers characters only Spaces hyphens and underscores are acceptable Choose a name that is not in use for any other User Configuration NOTE If your version of Interact AS supports multiple languages you will be better able to distinguish between supported languages if the target language is identified in the name you provide Example John Spanish Click Next Interact User Guide v4 0 User s Guide 4 The Select Your Languages screen
3. Formatting Convention Type of Information NOTE Tips or special instructions Special Bold Denotes a description or a menu option or label CAPITALS KEY KEY Step by step procedures You can follow these instructions to complete a specific task Denotes actiKey combinations for which you must press and hold down one key and then press another for example CTRL P or ALT F4 on Refers to items you must select such as menu options or command buttons Used to emphasize the importance of a point or for variable expressions such as parameters Or Identifies a dialog box tab or other interface item Names of keys on the keyboard for example SHIFT CTRL or ALT Key combinations for which you must press and hold down one key and then press another for example CTRL P or ALT F4 15 Chapter 2 Getting Started If this is your first time using Interact AS use this section to help set up your system so you can begin translating In This Chapter Setting Up Your Microphone sse eee eee eee 17 Troubleshooting Devices sss ns 20 Keyboard and Digitizer sse nns 21 Tips for Optimal Performance sssssseeeeeee eee eene 25 Overview Of Features ione eiie SG EHE 26 Setting Up Your Microphone Before you can use Interact AS you need to set up a microphone so Interact AS can hear your voice Interact AS supports a variety of microphone configurations Several options are
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5. If you need more help with these Control Panels then open Microsoft Windows Help and search for Sound Interact AS will use the speaker setting that you made in the Control Panel It does not have any way to change the speakers that you are using There are two places inside Interact AS where you can associate the type of microphone with a Voice Profile Both are reached by the Speech Recognition tab of the Configure Screen 10 Each Voice Profile has an Input Device selection listed below the Voice Profile name 11 Every time you Set the Microphone Input Levels the wizard will ask you to choose a sound system These both must match the settings that you have made in the Control Panel Unplugging from the PC or switching microphones while using Interact AS may cause input problems If a USB microphone accidentally becomes unplugged during use follow these steps to recover an unplugged device To recover an unplugged device 12 Plug in the microphone again 13 Click the Configure button from the Interact AS main menu Interact AS updates its list of plugged in audio input devices when you open the Configure screen 14 Click the Speech Recognition tab 15 Select the appropriate input device from the drop down list for the device you want to use Chapter 2 Getting Started 19 16 Go back to the Translate screen 17 When asked to save configuration settings click Yes NOTE Occasionally the Speech Recognition will fail
6. Italian Italy Show the Language bar Ned 7 X R 2 34 PM Vista XP To use the Digitizer Keyboard Tablet PC Edition Only 39 Setthe keyboard mode to EN English Chapter 2 Getting Started 21 40 Select the onscreen digitizer keyboard from the Tablet System Tray at the bottom of the screen 41 Use the mouse to place the cursor in the English text input area and then use the keyboard to type English characters 42 Translate when ready 43 When you are ready to type in another language change the keyboard mode to another language using the Language Bar v Bah English United States a Tann T NOTE The available languages in the Language Bar will vary To add more languages use the procedure above To add languages to the Language Bar 44 Select the onscreen digitizer keyboard from the Tablet System Tray at the bottom of the screen 45 Use the mouse to place the cursor in the target language text input area and then use the keyboard to type non English characters To use Handwriting Recognition Tablet PC Edition Only NOTE Handwriting recognition can be used only for English text 46 Select the onscreen digitizer input from the Tablet System Tray at the bottom of the screen 47 Use the mouse to place the cursor in the English text input area and then use the stylus to write English characters Click the Insert button to place the text in the English text input area
7. Start Finish Go Demo Cancel To advance through the first two screens you must say the sentences without pausing When the words change color it means the computer has heard and recognized them If you keep reading the same words and the computer still doesn t get it just click Skip Otherwise click Next to continue As you read more text will appear After you have finished the first two screens the Select Text window appears 84 Interact User Guide v4 0 User s Guide 165 Choose a text to read aloud and click OK Select Text Please select the text that you would like to read Talking to your Computer Easier Reading Instructional Kennedy s Inaugural Address Medium Reading Historical Speech Dave Barry in Cyberspace Medium Reading Humor Dogbert s Top Secret Management Handbook Harder Reading Humor Stories Written by Children Reading for Children Alice s Adventures in Wonderland Reading for Teens Fantasy General Training John Train Dragon NaturallyS peaking Talking to your Computer Easier Reading Instructional Read the following paragraph We would like you to read aloud for a few minutes while the computer listens to you and learns how you speak When you ve finished reading we ll make some adjustments and then you ll be able to talk to your computer and see the words appear on your screen In the meantime we would like to explain why talking to a computer is not the same as talking
8. Chapter Abo tInteract AS scuro OE d as 2 Contact Technical Support bte m tre repete denies 3 Contact Sales aiio klin i e EOD A URN TIS 3 Starting Interact AS 2 2 22 2222er inneren 4 Typographical Conventions sese eee 15 Interact User Guide v4 0 User s Guide About Interact AS Interact AS is an interactive language transcription and translation program that supports conversational continuous free speech In its basic configuration whatever is spoken is transcribed and displayed on the screen and whatever is written or typed is spoken out loud This allows an individual that is deaf or hard of hearing or someone who does not have the ability to speak such as a person who has recently had a stroke to hold conversations with someone who does not know sign language Interact AS also gives you the option of instantly translating conversations into a second language If you purchase an optional translation module then whatever is spoken typed or written in English will be instantly translated and displayed and spoken in the desired foreign language and whatever is spoken written or typed in that second language will be instantly translated and shown and spoken in English In all cases Interact AS generates a complete transcript of the conversation that you can save for future reference Human interpreters dictionaries or memorization of pre recorded phrases are not required How does Interact AS work Interact AS i
9. import Click Open To export a Composer Domain 138 Open a Composer Domain 139 From the Tools menu click Export 140 Enter a name for the new file and then click OK The file is exported into a new tab delimited text txt file 68 Interact User Guide v4 0 User s Guide Editing Composer Domains ComposerEditor uses right click commands to display all editing menus When working with Composer Domains you have the following edit commands New Record Edit Record Delete Record Save a Domain To Add a New Record 141 Open the Domain you want to edit 142 Right click anywhere in the Domain window and then click New Record Source New Record Edit Record Delete Record The New Domain Entry window appears Source Regional geography is the discipline that studies the geographic systems or complexes Target geograf a regional es la disciplina que estudia los sistemas o complejos geogr ficos Cancel 143 Enter the source text target and notes 144 Click OK The record is added in alphabetical order to the Domain Geography is divided in two great branches syst La geograf a se divide en dos grandes ramas la Human Geography is social science centered in La Geograf a Humana es la ciencia social centr Physical Geography is the Earth science that stu La Geograf a f sica es la ciencia de la tierra que Regional geography is the discipline
10. profiles that are loaded with Interact If you do not want to speak to Interact you can also enter text directly into the recognition area on the Translate window Add a new Voice Profile Remove a selected Voice Profile You cannot delete the Default User for each language therefore for those profiles this action will instead remove microphone and voice training Train a Voice Profile Set the microphone levels for a Voice Profile Select your preferred input microphone device Input devices are based on what your system recognizes as the default device indicated in the Windows audio settings If any devices are plugged into the USB port or if you are using multiple microphones your system should detect these devices Unplugging from the PC or switching microphones while using Interact AS may cause input problems If a USB microphone accidentally becomes unplugged during use you may need to re launch Interact AS to make sure the system is listening 50 Interact User Guide v4 0 User s Guide Voice Synthesis Options User Options Composer Speech Recognition Voice Synthesis Volume Speed Voice Synthesis English U Voice Synthesis Spanish Volume Speed Voice ScanSoft Javier Fu 2200 7 U Command Description Voice Voice synthesis tells Interact AS which voice to use when playing spoken translations Select a translation voice based on gender t
11. speaking 54 Say Switch Direction or click the microphone button to the left of the language box to enable speech recognition 55 Pass the microphone to the other person if sharing a microphone or make sure the other person s microphone is turned on if using two microphones English John 1 Spanish George Spanish George E E ER 30 Interact User Guide v4 0 User s Guide NOTE The text in the recognition area will already be cleared If it s not click the Delete button 56 Prompt the speaker to begin speaking As the person speaks the target language text should appear in the appropriate box on the screen Spanish Georne C mo puedo ayudar 57 The person should verify what was said with the thumbs up or thumbs down hand signal Thumb s down Click the Delete amp to clear the text and have the speaker try it again Thumb s up The speaker s text was recognized accurately Chapter 3 Transcription and Translation 31 58 When ready to translate the text click the Translate button in the middle of the screen SpeechGear Compadre Interact B S UM User Translate Configure Visualize English John mm Spanish George C mo puedo ayudar Transcription Log Listening for Spanish 32 Interact User Guide v4 0 User s Guide The translation will appear in the English language recognition area A spok
12. that studies La geograf a regional es la disciplina que estudi e Wh Chapter 7 ComposerEditor 69 To Edit a Record 145 Open the Domain you want to edit 146 Double Click on the record you want to edit Or Right click on the record you want to edit and then select Edit Record The Edit Domain Entry window appears 147 Edit the source text target and notes 148 Click OK To Delete a Record When you delete a record it is permanently removed from the Domain If you are working in a Global Domain in a multi user environment deleting a record will remove it for all users who are working with the Global Domain 149 Open the Domain you want to edit 150 Right click on the record you want to delete and then click Delete Record ComposerEditor removes the record from the list Note No confirmation box will appear but there is an Undo command under the Edit menu To Save a Domain When working with Composer Domains connected to a shared database changes will automatically be written to the database as you work If you make an error during editing you can undo the last editing operation from the Edit Undo menu When you are finished editing entries close the Domain window to close the connection to the database 70 Interact User Guide v4 0 User s Guide Acronym Expansion Acronym Expansion is a feature of Document Workbench that assists in getting the correct translation of acronyms idioms abbreviatio
13. the Software from SPEECHGEAR or deploys the Software for use 9 5 Sales Invoice means the invoice issued by SPEECHGEAR to the Licensee in hardcopy electronically or otherwise regarding the Software 9 6 Software means the SPEECHGEAR computer software product which is listed on the Sales Invoice if applicable any updates modifications enhancements or upgrades for such Software 9 7 Territory means the United States Appendix D 97 Index A About Interact AS e 2 Acronym Expansion 47 73 Adjusting Regional and Language Settings 21 Advanced Dictation Tips 37 Appendix A 25 79 Appendix B 8 12 58 81 Appendix C 9 58 85 C Changing Voice Synthesis 44 ComposerEditor 1 49 61 Configuration 1 45 Contact Sales 3 Contact Technical Support 3 Creating a New Composer Domain 63 Creating a New User Configuration 53 D Disable 77 E Edit menu 62 Editing Composer Domains 70 Enable 77 F File menu 62 G Getting Started 1 17 Glossary 77 H Help menu 63 I Importing and Exporting Composer Domains 63 68 K Keyboard and Digitizer 21 L Loading or Unloading a Domain 49 75 ii Index Log 42 77 M Machine Translator MT 27 48 77 Main Window 62 N New English Voice Profile 7 11 81 New Target Language Voice Profile 13 O Opening a Composer Domain 67 Overview of Features 26 S Setting Up Your Microp
14. the check box if you want Interact AS to translate only when you issue a Translate command Use the Auto Translate Delay to set the time in seconds to determine how long of a pause in your speech will trigger an automatic translation of your words Acronyms idioms and abbreviations will be expanded into more literal text before translation so that the translated text means what you really wanted to say You must enter the acronym and its expansion ahead of time in a Composer Domain using ComposerEditor See Acronym Expansion on page 73 Keep a log of all translations that occur Show the native text with each log entry Show the translated text with each translation log entry Display a date and time next to each translation log entry Display the associated language name next to each log entry 46 Interact User Guide v4 0 User s Guide Translation Options Command User Configuration Engine Memory tit Chapter 4 Configuration 47 Description Lists the current User Configuration whose options you are changing Click on this button to launch ComposerEditor The machine translator MT engine is the software that will translate from the source to the target language For most language pairs there will be only one choice The machine translation engines available with Interact AS are designed to translate the meaning of a source sentence The result may not be grammatically correct but wil
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16. to a person and then give you a few tips about how to speak when dictating Finish edo Skip gt co vow vee 166 Start reading It s okay to pause in the middle of a sentence To take breaks while you re training the program click Pause Don t worry if you make mistakes or laugh You should try to read exactly what you see on the screen but it s okay if you read something incorrectly The computer will either ignore the mistake or display the yellow arrow to show you where to begin reading the text again Appendix C 85 The progress bar shows how much text you have left to dictate As you speak the words that you have already spoken will turn gray Read the following paragraph We would like you to read aloud for a few minutes while the computer listens to you and learns how you speak When you ve finished reading we ll make some adjustments and then you ll be able to talk to your computer and see the words appear on your screen In the meantime we would like to explain why talking to a computer is not the same as talking to a person and then give you a few tips about how to speak when dictating Start amp Finish Pause cRedo Skpo When you ve read enough the Dragon NaturallySpeaking Adaptation message appears 167 Click OK to return to the Interact AS Configuration window Dragon NaturallySpeaking Congratulations You have Finished training When you click OK the computer
17. 22 Interact User Guide v4 0 User s Guide Tips for Optimal Performance The rest of this guide will help you learn how to perform specific tasks For general performance tips use the following list as a guideline to help you optimize your experience with Interact AS and to help prepare foreign speakers for the translation process Set expectations with the speakers who are unfamiliar with Interact AS to know that translations may not always be perfect For best performance we recommend that ALL speakers use a voice profile that is trained to their voice Use the Show New User Video voice command to quickly show a foreign speaker how to use Interact You can also access this video by clicking Help gt Show Introductory Video from the Interact AS main menu Use the Help button if you have questions during translation or setup Position the microphone not too close and not too far away from your mouth The correct position is one half inch from your mouth approximately the width of your thumb Hold the microphone steady when speaking Speak clearly and concisely but not too slowly Avoid using slang or extraneous words or pauses like umm or you know Speak in grammatically correct sentences to produce more accurate translations Think about what you want to say before you say it Repeat a phrase or sentence in the same utterance before translating us
18. 56 Interact User Guide v4 0 User s Guide 102 Check audio quality When the Adjust Your Microphone Quality Check screen appears click Start Quality Check and then read aloud the text shown in the box When the program beeps to indicate it has finished checking the quality click Finish If you need more help with this step or if the Quality check screen tells you the sound quality is too low see Appendix B on page 81 The Interact AS Configure window reappears Step 2 Train profile 103 From the Speech Recognition tab make sure you have selected the voice profile that you want to train 104 Click amp NOTE If you have already trained the selected voice profile you can perform additional training at any time The General Training screen appears 105 Follow the instructions on the screens that follow If you need more help with this step see Appendix C on page 85 106 Click the Translate button from the Interact AS main menu to begin translating 57 Chapter 6 Visualize video or blank scribble pad to support your verbal message The Visualize button from the Interact AS main menu allows you to open a media file without 1 having to leave the Interact AS Translation window Visualize The media options available with Interact AS allow you to open an image 2 Using Images The Visualize button allows you to open an image or video file from within Interact AS to help supplement your verbal message with
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20. Interact AS User Guide Interact AS Version 5 0 Enabling Communications for Everyone Anywhere Anytime Auditory Sciences LLC 205 South Water Street e Northfield MN 55057 t 507 645 8924 f 866 356 6644 e info auditorysciences com Copyright 2014 SpeechGear Inc All rights reserved This product is protected by U S and foreign patents and patents pending including but not limited to U S patents 7 046 137 and 7 359 849 The software contains proprietary information of SpeechGear Inc and Auditory Sciences LLC it is provided under a license agreement containing restrictions on use and disclosure and is also protected by copyright law Reverse engineering of the software is prohibited Due to continued product development this information may change without notice The information and intellectual property contained herein is confidential between SpeechGear Inc and the client and remains the exclusive property of SpeechGear Inc If you find any problems in the documentation please report them to us in writing SpeechGear Inc does not warrant that this document is error free No part of this publication may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic mechanical photocopying recording or otherwise without the prior written permission of SpeechGear Inc Windows XP Windows Vista Windows 7 Windows 88 Windows Mobile Word PowerPoint and Activ
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22. a visual You can create your own files using any program you like and save them anywhere on your computer To open an image or video 107 From the Interact AS main menu click Visualize A File Open window appears with a view into the default directory r The default directory on XP is C Documents and Settings Application Data Interact Visualize s The default directory on Vista is C ProgramData SpeechGear Visualize 108 Locate the image or video file that you want to view and click Open A new window appears to display the image or video NOTE You must have Windows Media Player or other media player software to view video files Images open in Microsoft Paint Midtown gif Paint Fie Edit View Image Colors Help 3 za Oia WA SQ E eu NEN P aranan RI REI For Help click Help Topics on the Help Menu 58 Interact User Guide v4 0 User s Guide 109 Use the mouse or stylus to draw on or edit the image as needed You can also save the image using the File gt Save menu in Microsoft Paint To open a blank drawing pad 110 From the Interact AS main menu click Visualize A File Open window appears with a view into the default directory t The default directory on XP is C Documents and Settings V Application Data Interact Visualize u The default directory on Vista is C ProgramData SpeechGear Visualize 111 Select the blank drawing pad gif file and then click Open A new Mic
23. and close the Control Panel 20 Interact User Guide v4 0 User s Guide To add languages and display the Language Bar for XP 28 Click the Start menu and click Control Panel 29 Double click Regional and Language Options The Regional and Language Options screen appears 30 On the Languages tab under Text services and input languages click Details 31 Under Preferences click Language Bar 32 Select the Show the Language bar on the desktop check box 33 Click Add 34 Select the language s to add to the Language Bar and click OK The default language icon should appear in your desktop taskbar next to your date time information 35 Click OK and close the Control Panel To type in non English characters with the Standard Keyboard 36 In the text input window use the mouse to place the cursor in the English recognition area and then use the keyboard to type English characters English text will appear in the English text box as you type 37 Translate when ready 38 When you are ready to type in another language change the keyboard mode to another language using the Language Bar NOTE The available languages in the Language Bar will vary To add more languages use the steps on the previous page To add languages and display the Language Bar Korean v EN English United States AR Arabic Iraq ES Spanish Mexic Show the Language bar v English United States French France y German Germany
24. anslating Click Cancel to exit the window with no change Note Composer Domain queries Will query the selected Domain first either Private or Global followed by all the Global Domains Currently does not provide the option of selecting multiple Private Domains 75 Glossary enable turn on disable turn off log records all translations that Interact AS performs The Log Content area will display the translations machine translator MT a software program sometimes called an engine to translate text from one language to another training refers to the process of speaking a set of predetermined phrases in your normal natural voice to help the speech recognition engine more accurately recognize your voice translation memory TM a collection of phrases and their translations TMs are used to supplement an MT by providing acronym expansions or phrase translations specific to an organization that an MT alone might not be able to translate correctly user configuration refers to the settings used for an Interact AS user These settings include speech recognition engine voice profiles voice synthesis voices as well as options set in the Configure window voice profile stores microphone settings and speech recognition settings to assist you in translating your voice to text voice synthesis the artificial production of human speech Speech synthesis systems are often called text to speech ITS systems
25. ant to save the log content to a file To recover a cleared log 80 If you want to recover a loaded or previously saved log file click the Load Log File button c to re load the same file 81 If you saved the log file prior clearing the log re load the newly created log file 42 Interact User Guide v4 0 User s Guide Changing Voice Synthesis The spoken translation you hear relies on voice synthesis You can change the gender of the voice s that you hear using the Configure window Changing the synthesis allows you to accommodate translation scenarios that are gender specific To change voice synthesis 82 From the Interact AS main menu click the Configure button The Configure window appears 83 Click the Voice Synthesis tab 84 From the Voice drop down list choose a new voice synthesis for either language 85 Click to hear a sample sentence using the selected voice 86 Drag the top slider bar J to adjust the volume of the voice 87 Drag the bottom slider bar J to adjust the speed of the voice 88 From the Interact AS main menu click the Translate button to save your settings and return to the Translate window 43 Chapter 4 Configuration The Configure window allows you to adjust translation settings that make up a user configuration Use the New User Wizard to create a new user configuration After you create a user configuration you can use the Configure window to tweak settings and to train a
26. appears Step 3 of 7 M Compadrez A ys Interact enl Which language will you be using Which language will the other person be using Dutch Spanish NOTE If there is only one available language in the drop down list it will be pre selected for you a Click the language drop down list and select the language you will be using English b From the second language drop down list select the language the other person will be speaking If you have not purchased a translation module then only English will be shown c Click Next Welcome 7 5 The Select Your Profiles screen appears Step 4 of 7 User Configuration Wizar A Compadrem lv es Interact e arnt A Voice Profile is one of the settings stored in each User Configuration This allows Interact to better understand your speech Ifyou havealready created your Voice Profile select it inthe drop down menu If you need tocreate one select Add There is no dictation support present for you Select the English profile to use ad NOTE A profile refers to the settings Interact AS uses to recognize each person s voice when they speak into the microphone Interact AS includes a default voice profile that individuals can use but we recommend that you create your own custom voice profile Click the voice profile drop down list and select the voice profile that the person who is speaking will be using for sp
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28. bout this bicycle When the second person clicks on the Translate button that text will appear in the top box where the first person can read the phrase and respond appropriately If you have purchased a translation module then when you click Translate whatever you enter in English in the top box will be translated and shown in the bottom box in the second language and whatever the second person enters in their native language will be translated and shown in the top box in English _ SpeechGear Compadre Interact Chris B B User Translate Configure Visualize English none Can I help you Yes thanks I d like to know more about this bicycle Can help you Listening for English Chapter 3 Transcription and Translation 27 NOTE The following instructions apply to the default user options To change the default settings see User Options on page 46 To transcribe and translate with Interact AS 48 49 50 51 For individuals who cannot speak you can enter text by typing or if you have a tablet PC by writing This is done in the top box of the user interface To do this click in the top box to activate it When it s activated it will be highlighted in a green border as is shown in the following figure Then type the text you would like to be translated and spoken out loud Alternatively if you have a tablet PC touch the stylus into the box and a writing pad wil
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30. ct one for example two instead of too To Unselect words If the wrong text is selected say Unselect That You can also unselect words by moving your insertion point by clicking the mouse at another point of your transcription To Select a longer phrase You can select a longer phrase by saying Select text Through text For text substitute the actual word or words at the beginning and the end of the range of wrong words For example you could correct the selected words in the following sentence With a little practice who will develop a habit of dictating an unclear steady voice and the computer will understand you better by saying Select who Through unclear or Select who will Through an unclear Then dictate the correct text you will develop the habit of dictating in a clear The final corrected sentence reads With a little practice you will develop the habit of dictating in a clear steady voice and the computer will understand you better NOTE If you re correcting more than one word the words must all be in sequence next to each other You can t use a single command to correct words that are in different parts of your transcription To Select a Word or Character You can select the current word by saying Select Word To select a character say Select Next Character or Select Previous Character You can also select a number of words or characters up to 20 For example say Select Previ
31. described here NOTE For best results set up your microphone before you turn on your computer 16 Interact User Guide v4 0 User s Guide NOTE An analog adapter is required for computers that do not support a mic in mini jack port One end of the adapter is connected to the analog end of the mic cable The other end of the adapter connects to the USB port on the computer Microphone Option 1 preferred One handheld microphone shared with analog mini jack connector The example below shows one Shure handheld microphone model SM58S with a thumb switch A mic cable plugs into the base of the microphone and the other end of the plug connects to the mic in mini jack port on the computer Microphone Option 2 One handheld microphone and one analog mini jack headset The example below shows one Shure handheld microphone model SM58S with a thumb switch A USB adapter plugs into the base of the microphone and the other end of the plug connects to a USB port on the computer The analog headset is plugged into the mic in mini jack port on the computer Commercial USB Mic 2 Analog Mic In mini jack Port Desktop PC Headset 1 Laptop or Tablet PC USB Port USB Adapter Chapter 2 Getting Started 17 Microphone Option 3 Two USB microphones or one microphone shared between both speakers The example below shows two Shure handheld microphones model SM58S which has a thumb switch A USB adapter plu
32. e E ERE IRURE PUuu uD E 3 Starting Interact AS nee Dee or eH ien aan SR i etes s 4 New English Voice Profile etant teet e e En p ER dee ene baies 11 New Second Language Voice Profile ettet bene bete aate e Ie rint eee hen 13 Typographical Conventi ns rere ene titer e eee deese ade ennelenhee 14 Getting Started 15 Setting Up Your Mir phies sesser eeri a Ri RE AR E EE RA E ER S 15 Troubleshooting Devices en ertet eei hee eiat re i o ERREUR rer Perte EEES 18 Key board anid Digilzer ee tire ae tete te eie dee IR ee E VH Se Rede rua RS ii 19 Adjusting Regional and Language Settings 19 Tips for Optimal Performance ierit tenerte i ket tenia a ciae bee etai exin derart eee ER Ido 22 Overview ot Fea ES 5 diete aiii tenu eite erdieteiisia itte pap tesis tei cer e HS 23 Transcription and Translation 25 Switching Lan Guages T 29 VOICE Commands eati m Uie 33 Advanced Dictation Tips ene E E E E E E E S 35 Using the Transcription Log ener nenne nene tn nennen eene nenenennnenen 40 Changing Voice Synthesis Configuration User Options Translation Options Speech Recogr tion ODUOTS 2 nectit qe hise pete eter te pete en meter tute Voice Synthesis Options Users Creating a New User Configuration seen nennen ises entente nennnenen Training a Voice Profile Visualize Using Images
33. e Interact AS main menu 97 Click the Speech Recognition tab 98 From the voice profile drop down list select the profile you want to train Voice Profile sk WEITER 30 v Input Device Default 0 SoundMAX Digital Audio v NOTE You can also create a new voice profile instead of training an existing voice profile by clicking the Add button 99 Click I The Audio Setup Wizard Step 1 of 3 window appears 100 Chapter 5 Users 55 Position your microphone Follow the onscreen example for how to best position your microphone Proper positioning of the microphone can greatly increase the accuracy of voice recognition If the microphone is out of place Interact AS may not be able to hear you clearly and may make more mistakes Consistent position is also important Make sure that you position the microphone the same way each time you use Interact gt 101 Headset microphones Adjust the headset so that it fits comfortably on your head Move the microphone element to the side of your mouth to avoid noise from breathing Make sure that the microphone element is close to your mouth but not touching it about a thumb s width from the side of your mouth 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 Position the headset consistently every time you use it NOTE I
34. e product Please contact us with any questions or comments you may have regarding this product Auditory Sciences LLC 205 South Water Street Northfield MN 55057 E mail info auditorysciences com Interact User Guide v4 0 User s Guide Starting Interact AS In order to use Interact AS you need a User Configuration which keeps track of the speech recognition settings for yourself Source and the settings of the speaker with whom you will be talking Target When you start Interact AS for the first time the New User Wizard launches to help you create these settings You have two options for choosing the Voice Profiles to use for both the Source and Target speakers Create a new profile recommended which allows you to select your own preferred settings Use a default profile which uses preset microphone settings and speech recognition After you specify which profiles to use anytime you start Interact AS later you can the system without going through the setup process again To start Interact AS 1 From your desktop double click the Interact icon NOTE If you do not see the Interact icon on your desktop click the Start button point to All Programs point to SpeechGear and then click Interact The Interact launch window appears Wait for the program to load 2 Ifthis is your first time using Interact the New User Wizard will launch to help you configure voice recognition settings emis
35. eSyncG are trademarks of the Microsoft Corporation Sections Advanced Dictation Tips Appendices B and C and parts of Starting Interact AS and Training a Voice Profile document the features of Dragon Naturally Speaking which is a product of Nuance Communications Inc Contents Chapter 1 Welcome 1 About Interact AS Joa oe EE E AREE 2 Contact Technical Suppott 2 RE ua caters ener RR OCURRE ERR re than 3 Contact Sales aud ede ee dte enata tte a 3 Starting Interact AS a ditt teniendo bio GER teasing etatis diront ded tant 4 New English Voice Profile neeteerre nne Diener t e np e a n Ee n 11 New Target Language Voice Profile ertet ttr tte tetto ni ien E i KER pessa 13 Typographical Conventions nero nene eden rede M Re Fai erae err eese e 14 Chapter 2 Getting Started 15 Setting Up Your Microphones eee eetetn te ed eee ette edo teer en eet oett ferons 15 Troubleshooting Devices ertt ertet tier eti ba e ma han 18 Keyboard and Digitizer ne ette te te eere e re ied eee eee aree ree e satu ceterterereteseds 19 Adjusting Regional and Language Settings sese 19 Tips for Optimal Performante inerte trente ossi du ta dae RE dea arena Re ke X KEEA oaa cona 22 Overview of Bedtutes uote e eee tete E Eee eee testet tee Ne SRI e e ente E EE eder 23 Welcome 1 AboutInteract AS osea esiti irte etenim edes iei ee e hee E E TR DESI CR ES 2 Contact Technical Support sese ne tn tn ener E R 3 o dic
36. ed translation This method works only if you don t need to translate more than you can memorize and as long as someone else anticipates exactly what you need to say SpeechGear understands that communication is often unpredictable and this type of interpretation is not practical for real life situations If you want the freedom to literally say any combination of words and transcribe and translate what you say in real time Interact AS is your solution Interact AS supports bi directional translation from English to the following languages Spanish French German Italian Dutch Mandarin Chinese Iraqi Arabic and Modern Standard Arabic MSA How do find out about related products Interact and Interact AS are part of SpeechGear s Compadre product line Compadre s wide range of products work together to form a complete solution for all your interactive language translation needs Visit http www speechgear com http www speechgear com to learn more about these products Contact Technical Support Contact Customer Support if you have questions about how to use this application or if you are experiencing technical difficulties Start with the web site There are FAQ and Release Notes that may have your question answered 1 Web http www speechgear com support aspx 2 E mail support auditorysciences com Contact Sales To help us improve our products we encourage you to provide us with feedback about this guide or th
37. eech recognition Click Add o to create a new voice profile see New English Profile see New English Voice Profile on page 11 a After your preferred voice profiles are loaded click Next NOTE You will not be able to click Next until you have made your selection Interact User Guide v4 0 User s Guide 6 Microphone Setup Step 5 of 7 A Compadre gt Ay f Interact er Next let s make sure your microphone is working properly Todo this click the Setup button Setup the Microphone for English profile Chns s Voice Setup For each new Voice Profile that is created Interact AS will require you to setup the microphone input levels b Click Setup 2 and follow the directions on the screens If you need help see Appendix B on page 81 Be patient while the Microphone Setup wizard launches c Repeat this process for all voice profiles you created d When you have finished setting up the microphone for both new voice profiles then click Next NOTE You will not be able to click Next until you have run microphone setup for each voice profile you created Welcome 9 7 Voice Profile Training Step 6 of 7 eer Confiauration Wizard Stes B ol Y Compadrem NE Interact en of Thelast stepis toread afew paragraphs so that Interact can better understand your speech This willtake aboutfive minutes Click the Train Button to get started Setup the training for English profile Chris s Vo
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39. en translation will be played back and a log of the translation will appear in the Transcription area SpeechGear Compadre Interact CES User Translate Configure Visualize Help English John Transcription Log 3 12 39 PM C mo puedo ayudar gt How can help Listening for Spanish NOTE If you did not hear a spoken translation you can click the Play button Do next to the translated text To automatically play speech synthesis or to change the spoken voice see the Configuration Options Chapter 3 Transcription and Translation 33 Voice Commands Interact AS will let you use your voice to do certain tasks in lieu of using the keyboard or mouse These commands are available only in English and only when you are on the Translate screen If your system doesn t seem to recognize voice commands make sure the Enable Voice Commands option is selected in the User Options window User Options on page 46 To view the command word list 59 From the Translation window either click Help gt Available Voice Commands or speak What can I say A command word list window appears The full list of commands will be available only when the English speech recognition is enabled A subset of this list is available when English speech recognition is disabled You can keep the command list window open while you translate 60 To use voice commands during translation pause for a short time speak a c
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41. ep 5 of Starting Interact AS on page 4 To Create a new Voice Profile for the speaker in the Second language m From the Voice Profile selections screen step 4 of 7 click Add next to the Target e g Spanish profile drop down list rem Ware Ten M Compadrem i Interact Which English profile would you like to use Untrained English z amp Add Which Spanish profile would you like to use J B lt Back Next Cancel The Create Profile window appears n Enter a name for the other speaker s profile and click OK 3 Create Profile 1 Enter a name for the profile Felipe 2 Select a language The Audio Setup Wizard Step 1 of 3 appears o Give the microphone to the other speaker if sharing a microphone or tell the other speaker to turn on his or her microphone if using two microphones The Audio Setup Wizard Step 1 of 3 appears p Have the other speaker complete the onscreen instructions for positioning his or her microphone checking microphone volume and checking sound quality q When finished with set up tell the speaker to pass the microphone back to you if sharing a microphone 14 Interact User Guide v4 0 User s Guide You will return to the New User Wizard Skip back to step 6 of Starting Interact AS see Starting Interact AS on page 4 Typographical Conventions The following kinds of formatting in the text identify special information
42. es all open Domain windows the main window becomes the active window Maximize All Maximizes all open Domain windows Help menu Contains the ComposerEditor About and Help files Creating a New Composer Domain To connect to a Composer Database 113 Start ComposerEditor Click Start gt All Programs gt SpeechGear gt ComposerEditor 62 Interact User Guide v4 0 User s Guide The ComposerEditor Start window appears 114 Inthe Start dialog select SpeechGear Translation Memory 115 Click on the New or Open button The Edit window appears All Global and Private Composer Domains which are available to the logged in user will be listed in the Domain window To add a Language Pair to the Database 116 Connect to your Composer database The Edit window appears Edit EEK Please select the Domain that you wantto edit Add Language Pair Add Domain To User Right click on a Language User or Domain name for more options 117 Click Add Language Pair The Select Language Pair window appears Source Target Siswati Language __ Language Slovak Slovenian Somali Sudanese Swahili 118 Select the Source and Target languages to use in the new Language Pair and then click OK 121 122 Chapter 7 ComposerEditor 63 A confirmation window appears 119 Click Yes to create the new Language Pair in the connected database The Language Pair is added to the list w
43. f you need to move the microphone out of the way you can lift the boom up and over your head rather than bending it out of position or removing the headset Handheld microphones Although the wizard graphic shows the use of a headset the same guidelines apply when using a handheld microphone Hold it in a comfortable position Make sure not to hold it in an awkward tiring position 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 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 Hold the microphone so that the front top points toward your mouth Don t talk into the side of the microphone Hold the microphone consistently every time you use it Be careful not to move the microphone or your head suddenly Do not use a microphone stand or holder because it will be harder to keep a consistent position and the stand may conduct noise Check microphone volume When the Adjust Your Microphone Volume Check screen appears click the Start Volume Check button and then read aloud the text shown in the box When the program beeps to indicate it has finished checking the volume click Next If you need more help with this step see Appendix B on page 81
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45. gs into the base of each Shure microphone and the other end of the plug connects to a USB port on the computer Using two microphones requires two available USB ports on the computer 3 USB Mic 2 en USB Mic 1 Laptop or Tablet PC Mp USB Adapter 1 per Mic Microphone Option 4 One analog mini jack headset The example below shows an analog headset plugged into the analog mic in mini jack port on the computer Commercial Desktop PC Laptop or Tablet PC Analog Mic In mini jack Port Headset 1 18 Interact User Guide v4 0 User s Guide Troubleshooting Devices It is very important that you have your computer set up to recognize input from your microphone and play back sounds through your speakers You must make these settings in the appropriate Control Panel and make sure that the settings in Interact AS are the same Windows XP Start gt Control Panel gt Sounds and Audio Devices gt Audio tab Under Sound playback select your computer s internal sound card This will ensure that sounds get played back through your computer s speakers Under Sound recording choose the type of microphone that you are using Windows Vista Start gt Control Panel gt Classic View gt Sound On the Playback tab choose your computer s internal speakers This will ensure that sounds get played back through your computer s speakers On the Recording tab choose your microphone input type Note
46. guration you can begin speaking from the Translate window When Interact AS recognizes your voice the recognized text will appear in the appropriate text window Upon translating the input the translated text will appear on the screen and translated audio will play back through your headset or speakers The Configure window allows you to adjust the translation settings that make up a User Configuration The Visualize window allows you to view a movie or image within Interact AS to support your spoken message The Help menu allows you to launch the Interact AS Help file watch a new user introduction video display the Tip of the Day screen or view the product licensing and version information 25 Chapter 3 Transcription and Translation The Interact AS Translation window allows you to translate words and display the we resulting text on the screen Depending on your configuration options you can Sal hear a spoken translation and generate a written log of the translated words and Translate even change the spoken translation voice to match a particular gender If you have purchased a translation module you can choose to have the input text translated into a second language If you have not purchased such a module then the text in both boxes will be displayed in English In This Chapter Switching Langages cerent teneis tairisis iieyaa taeraa kiai 31 Voice Coiimands das riren ansa e sae e UG UE RR tet v roe as 35 Advanced Dicta
47. hat is appropriate to the context of the translation environment ol Hear a playback of a sample sentence spoken in the selected voice Volume Drag the slider from left to right to increase the volume of the selected voice Speed Drag the slider to speed up or slow down the playback rate for the selected voice 51 Chapter 5 Users To use Interact you must create a User Configuration This configuration will keep track of the various translation speech recognition voice profiles and speech synthesis voices for you and another speaker After you create a User Configuration using the New User Wizard the first time you start Interact your settings are B saved During subsequent starts of Interact you can reuse TEES previously created configurations to begin translating without additional configuration After you load the user configuration you can continue to train your speech recognition profiles for more accurate recognition You can save as many User Configurations as needed For example B john John can have his own customized User Configuration with is own trained voice profile while Sarah can also save her own configuration settings with her unique voice profile all on the same system running Interact Each time a user logs on to Interact he or she can change their User Configuration In This Chapter Creating a New User Configuration Training a Voice Profile Crea
48. hone e 17 Speech Recognition Options 50 Starting Interact AS 4 11 12 13 14 54 Switching Languages 31 T Tips for Optimal Performance 25 Tools menu 63 Training 11 13 56 77 85 Training a Voice Profile 56 81 85 Transcription and Translation 1 27 Translation Memory TM 48 77 Translation Memory menu 63 Translation Options 48 Troubleshooting Devices 20 Typographical Conventions 15 U User Configuration 4 46 48 50 52 53 77 User Options 29 35 42 46 73 Users 1 53 Using the Transcription Log 42 V Visualize 1 59 Voice Commands 35 Voice Profile 11 13 77 81 Voice Synthesis 2 44 52 77 Voice Synthesis Options 52 W Welcome 1 Window menu 63
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50. ice lay Train Once the microphone levels are setup Interact AS will prompt you to train your Voice Profiles to the voices that will be using them e Click Train g and follow the directions on the screens If you need help see Appendix C on page 85 Be patient while the training wizard launches f Repeat this process for all voice profiles you created g When you have finished training the profile s then click Next NOTE You will not be able to click Next until you have trained each of the voice profiles you created 10 Interact User Guide v4 0 User s Guide 8 The Finished screen appears j un Cont adrem g Interact Congradulations The User Configuration Chris is now ready for translating between English and English The next time you use Interact just select Chris and all of your settings will be automatically loaded Click Finish The selected profile loads 9 The Tip of the Day window appears You can browse through the available tips or click Close to view the Interact AS Translation window Welcome 11 New English Voice Profile Continued from step 5 of Starting Interact AS on page 4 To Create a new English Voice Profile h From the Voice Profile selections screen step 4 of 7 click Add next to the English voice profile drop down list q r Com pad re g Interact A Voice Profile is one of the settings storedin each User Configuration This allows Interac
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52. ight click on a Language User or Domain name for Edit Domain Cancel more options To remove a Domain 125 Connect to your Composer database 126 Right click a Domain name and then click Remove Domain A confirmation window appears 127 Click Yes NOTE If the Domain was successfully deleted you will no longer see it in the database list Chapter 7 ComposerEditor 65 To remove a Language Pair 128 Connect to your Composer database 129 Right click a Language Pair name and then click Remove Language A confirmation window appears 130 Click Yes The selected language and all related Domains will be removed from the database list However if any entries were added by another user besides the Global and current user the delete operation will abort Opening a Composer Domain To open a Composer Domain 131 Launch ComposerEditor and open SpeechGear Translation Memory The Edit window will appear Edit Fees Ij User U ser Private on Host local Please select the Domain that you want to edit General Ek Private Qo Geography fk Add Language Pair Right click on a Language User or Domain name for Edit Domain Cancel more options Click the next to the Language Pair to expose the users Global and Private 132 Select the Domain that you want to open 133 Clickon the next to either the Global or Private user to expose the domains with
53. in each The selected Domain will open in a new window 66 Interact User Guide v4 0 User s Guide local English To Spanish Private Geography Co le Page 1 Entries 1 0 of 0 Importing and Exporting Composer Domains ComposerEditor allows you to import translations from a file into a Composer Domain or export translations from a Domain into a file Files to be imported from must be in Translation Memory eXchange TMX format or tab delimited text files TMX is a file format based on XML that is a standard of the Localization Industry Standards Association LISA Exporting data will result in the creation of a tab delimited text file NOTE Importing of a file cannot be undone To import into a Composer database Domain 134 Create a TMX file or an existing tab delimited text file that has the translations you want to import 135 Create a new Domain or open an existing Domain into which to import the terms 136 From the ComposerEditor Main window click Tools gt Import Chapter 7 ComposerEditor 67 The Import Translation Memory window appears Import Translation Memory Ic Look in E Documents Er Ge Name Date modif Type Size Tags e EN ES tmx Recent Places a _ Medical Terms tmx Ww Spanish Geography tmx Desktop Limited u Computer Network File name I m Files of type Translation Memory XML tmx v Cancel ZZ 137 Select the file that you want to
54. in reference to their ability to convert text into speech Appendix A NATO Alphabet LETTERS A ALFA B BRAVO C CHARLIE D DELTA E ECHO F FOXTROT G GOLF H HOTEL I INDIA J JULIETT K KILO L LIMA M MIKE N NOVEMBER O OSCAR P PAPA Q QUEBEC R ROMEO S SIERRA T TANGO U UNIFORM V VICTOR W WHISKEY X XRAY Y YANKEE Z ZULU 77 Appendix B NOTE The following steps are continued from sections New English Profile see New English Voice Profile on page 11 and Training a Voice Profile on page 56 Setting up Microphone Audio 156 157 The Audio Setup Wizard Step 1 of 3 screen appears mouth but it can be almost touching your lips Click Next Audio Setup Wizard Step 1 of 3 Correct positioning of your microphone is one of the most important factors in getting good dictation accuracy Use the picture below as a guideline for positioning your microphone For more information on connecting or positioning your microphone click Help pense Cancel Help wd The Audio Setup Wizard Step 2 of 3 screen appears Position the microphone about a half inch approximately the width of your thumb from your mouth and a little off to the side The microphone should not touch your If you need to move the microphone out of the way y
55. ing different words that mean the same thing to clarify a point This idea of repetition before translating can speed up the communication process especially when asking questions Vocalize punctuation commas periods question marks where appropriate to produce more accurate translation for longer sentences or multiple sentences in the same utterance For example at the end of a question you can say question mark and will appear in the recognized text area Although this step is not required it can enhance the quality of the communication Use NATO alphabet delta D echo E alpha A to spell words or say things like license plate letters and numbers See Appendix A on page 79 Verify and clear text if recognition is inaccurate BEFORE translating Use thumbs up or thumbs down hand signals if a translation or recognition is not understood by you or the other speaker Overview of Chapter 2 Getting Started 23 Features Interact AS contains the following features on the main menu of the Translation window BS Y User Button User Translate Configure Visualize Help Ss B 9 Translate Configure Visualize Help Description To use Interact you must create a User Configuration You will use these settings to tell Interact AS which languages to translate which voices to use for synthesis how to recognize speech and other user preferences After you have created a User Confi
56. ion 37 To Use Select and Say You can revise your dictation without correcting it by selecting the text using the Select command and then saying new words to replace the selected text 64 Dictate the sentence below Let s meet for lunch on Tuesday period 65 Say Select lunch on Tuesday The words lunch on Tuesday should be highlighted on the screen 66 Say dinner on Wednesday These words should replace lunch on Tuesday Because Tuesday and Wednesday sound completely different Interact AS will know you are not correcting a recognition mistake but rather revising your dictated text 67 Say Select period If there s more than one period you can say Select Again to select a different one 68 To replace the period or full stop with an exclamation mark say exclamation mark NOTE It is often easier for Interact AS to find the matching text if you select a short phrase rather than individual words If you select some words that are already correct just say them again along with the ones you want to change 38 Interact User Guide v4 0 User s Guide To Select the same text again If the words you re trying to select appear more than once on the screen and Interact AS selects the wrong ones just say Select Again The program then looks for another instance of the same word or words You can also say Select Again if Interact AS selects a word that sounds like the word you want but is not the corre
57. ith a default Global General Domain NOTE You may have to scroll to find the Language Pair in the list To Add a Domain to a Language Pair 120 Connect to your Composer database Edit I s User U ser Private on Host local Please select the Domain that you want to edit FA English To Spanish EY Global General gx e E Add Language Pair Add Domain To User Right click on a Language User or Domain name for it Domain Cancel more options Select the Language Pair you want to add a Domain to By default ComposerEditor will create a Private Domain If you want to add a Global Domain then expand the Language Pair and select the Global User under the Language Pair Click Add Domain To User NOTE If you have previously removed the Global General domain you will be asked here if you d like to create a new one 64 Interact User Guide v4 0 User s Guide The Add Domain Name window appears New Domain Name Geography Description Geographic sentenses in Spanish 123 Enter a name and a description for the Domain and then click OK A confirmation window appears 124 Click Yes to create the new Domain The Domain is added to the selected Language Pair fj User U ser Private on Host local Please select the Domain that you want to edit zu x Global Q amp General EG Private Fe CE E x Spa Add Language Pair Add Domain To User R
58. ive vocabulary Words that contain numbers are not added to the vocabulary NOTE To dictate unusual text such as automobile license plate numbers or product codes you can also switch to Spell mode by saying Switch To Spell Mode and then dictate letters You can also access the Spell window when using the Select or Correct commands 40 Interact User Guide v4 0 User s Guide Using the Transcription Log The Log records all translations that Interact AS performs Use the Log Display Options to determine what information to track in a log entry You can save log files and then re load them when you are ready to do another translation session All log entries saved will be appended to the end of the original log file To start a new transcription log 69 From the Interact AS main menu click the Configure button 70 Verify that the following Log Settings are selected from the User Options tab User Options on page 46 Enable Log Show Timestamp optional Show Native Text optional Show Translated Text optional 71 Click the Translate button to save the configuration and return to the Translation window 72 Begin translating When Interact AS translates text a log entry appears in the Transcription Log area Transcription Log Native Text Translated Text Hola me llamo a John To save a log file 73 Click the Save Log File button al The Save As window appears 74 Enter a na
59. l appear where you can enter text by writing directly on the computer s screen It is suggested that you use the tools feature of the writing pad to dock it at the top of your computer s screen Can help you The bottom box supports the same ability to enter text as the top box plus the ability to recognize speech For speech input first make sure your microphone s is plugged in To tell Interact AS that you want to use speech input say Start Listening or click the microphone button on the left side of the recognition area Speech recognition is enabled when you see the volume bars change from gray to color NOTE If you click the button again you will disable speech recognition You might want to disable recognition during breaks or when passing the microphone to another person to avoid picking up unwanted sound Enable speech recognition when ready to speak again If you are using a microphone with an on off switch turn the switch on and off as needed while leaving the onscreen button enabled Begin speaking into the microphone As you speak Interact AS will recognize your voice and display the words in your text box 28 Interact User Guide v4 0 User s Guide NOTE You can also type the words into the recognition area English Chris s Voice Yes thanks I d like to know more about this bicycle If Interact AS did not recognize your words correctly you can delete the text from the screen and try again
60. l be understandable The translation engines vary by language and may not be able to process vocabulary that is unique to your application Such vocabulary could include acronyms or proper nouns To improve accuracy of translations that use such vocabulary Interact AS can also use another translation approach that is referred to as Translation Memory TM Click to stack MT domains If you have multiple domains you can choose the order in which the MT provides translation suggestions For example if you have an Internet domain that includes a lot of Internet related terms and translations you can stack that on top of the Core domain As you are translating the MT will first check the Internet domain for matching translations If nothing is found it will then check the Core domain The Composer Domain is a separate translation database that includes custom phrases and translations specific to your needs For example if you have a set of phrases that you frequently use you can set up the phrases and their corresponding translations in advance and load the Domain into Interact Composer Domains are completely customizable and can be created to accommodate a variety of translation scenarios and language rules For example you can create one Domain that contains more formal translations and another that contains less formal usage Use ComposerEditor ComposerEditor on page 61 to edit translation memories Click to load o
61. lish text is translated Therefore you will still see the Source phrase in the English recognition area on the Translate screen but the text that is translated will contain the Target phrase from the Domain If logging is enabled the translated text with included expansion will be saved to the log To reiterate even though the examples are in English this feature is available in other languages too Note Acronym Expansion Segmentation is independent of Translation Segmentation It checks for matches in this order 1 Full sentence matches 2 2 word matches in any segments where full sentence matches were not found 3 1 word matches in any segments that were not expanded by full sentence or 2 word matches Loading or Unloading a Domain To Load or Unload a Domain 153 Within Interact click the Configure button and then the Composer tab AA 154 Clickthe Select Translation Memory Domain ES button The Select Domain window appears G Select Domain kaa I s User U ser Private on Host local Please select the Translation Memory Domain that you want to use 3 Gk Global o General X Private E Geography Clear OK Cancel Chapter 7 ComposerEditor 73 155 There are three options on this window Click Clear to unload any Composer Domains from Select the Composer Domain that you want to use and then click OK The selected Composer Domain will load and you can use it in your tr
62. me for the log file in the File Name box 75 Choose the format in which to save the log file Plain text files txt Saves the contents of the log as a tab delimited text file A text file is useful if you want to open and or print the log file using another program for example Microsoft Excel or Microsoft Word Compadre Interact AS Log cil Saves the contents of the log as an Interact AS log file You can only use files of this type with Interact Chapter 3 Transcription and Translation 41 gt Rich text files rtf Saves the contents of the log as a tab delimited Rich Text Format document that can be opened directly in MS Word or WordPad 76 Click Save To load an existing log file 77 Click the Load Log File button Sh The Open File window appears 78 Select the log file you want to load The file must be in Compadre Interact Log file format cil 79 Click Open The selected file loads in the Log Content area on the Translation window As you translate new translations will appear at the end of the text from the loaded file The new translations will be appended to the contents of the originally loaded log file when you save the file To clear the log contents Click the Clear Log button N The contents of the Log Content area are removed and a pop up window appears to ask if you if you want to save the log file Click no if you want to permanently delete the log content Click yes if you w
63. microphones Although the wizard shows the use of a headset the same guidelines apply when using a handheld microphone except you should hold the microphone about an inch two fingers width away from your mouth a little off to the side and speak directly into the top of the microphone not across it If you are using a handheld microphone and it is equipped with an on off switch be sure to turn on the microphone before proceeding Check microphone volume When the Adjust Your Microphone Volume Check screen appears click the Start Volume Check button and then read aloud the text shown in the box When the program beeps to indicate it has finished checking the volume click Next If you need more help with this step see Appendix B on page 81 NOTE For best results wait 3 5 seconds after you press the button before you start to read aloud Check audio quality When the Adjust Your Microphone Quality Check screen appears click Start Quality Check and then read aloud the text shown in the box When the program beeps to indicate it has finished checking the quality click Next If you need more help with this step see Appendix B on page 81 NOTE For best results wait 3 5 seconds after you press the button before you start to read aloud You will return to the New User Wizard Skip back to step 6 of Starting Interact see Starting Interact AS on page 4 Welcome 13 New Second Language Voice Profile Continued from st
64. ng a Domain from the Recent Documents list saves loading time Exit ALT F4 Safely closes the ComposerEditor program Edit menu Contains all text edit options Undo Ctrl Z Removes the last editing operation Redo Ctrl Y Redoes the last editing operation Cut Ctrl X db Cuts the current selection of text m Copy Ctrl C H Copies the current selection of text Paste Ctrl V m Pastes the last selection of text Delete Del Deletes the current entry in the Domain Chapter 7 ComposerEditor 61 Translation Memory menu Contains all Domain editing options New Entry Adds a new entry to the Domain Edit Entry Opens the Edit Entry dialog box Delete Entry Deletes a selected entry Tools menu For more information about Import and Export see Importing and Exporting Composer Domains on page 68 Import Provides import functionality allows you to choose a source file in TMX or Tab Delimited text format and merge translations from the file with the selected target Domain Export Opens a dialog box allowing you to save the active Domain into a tab delimited text txt file Window menu Contains window display options Cascade Stacks all open Domain windows in a diagonal order Tile Horizontally Stacks all open Domain windows top to bottom Tile Vertically Stacks all open Domain windows side by side Minimize All Minimiz
65. ng the configuration B VX B John B Sarah 54 Interact User Guide v4 0 User s Guide Training a Voice Profile Although it is not required to improve speech recognition and translation performance we recommend that you train a voice profile This training allows Interact AS to more accurately recognize your speech If you choose not to train a personal voice profile you can use the available default voice profile You should plan to spend about 5 10 minutes to fully set up and train a voice profile for each language you are using It is important that you complete the training process from start to finish so make sure you have enough time to complete the entire training before continuing You only need to train a voice profile once After initial training you can save the profile and reuse it in other User Configurations To Train a Voice Profile To train a voice profile you will need to perform the following steps Setup audio You must set up your microphone before training the profile Train the voice profile Step 1 Microphone Setup NOTE You may have already completed microphone setup when you created a new User Configuration If so you can skip this step and move to Step 2 Train Profile If you are using a different microphone than when you set up your microphone during new user creation you should repeat the microphone setup process again Continue with step 1 96 Click the Configure button from th
66. ns and technical phrases For example if you dictated We re like two peas in a pod into the English recognition area on the Translate screen and clicked the Translate button the Target text might be talking about vegetables In order to get the correct translation of an idiom Document Workbench has a mechanism to substitute the idiom with another phrase in the same language that means the same but uses a more literal phrase Therefore the literal phrase can be translated instead of the words of the idiom For example pet project becomes favorite project We re like two peas in a pod becomes We re very similar When pigs fly becomes Never This can be very helpful if you are using Document Workbench to communicate for your job and your industry regularly uses abbreviations You can see that it s important to create your own list because different industries may use the same acronym for different terms AMT becomes Alternative Minimum Tax NSF becomes Not Sufficient Funds PIIT becomes Principle Interest Taxes and Insurance This feature is enabled by checking the box labeled Expand Acronyms on the Tools menu on the Workbench main menu bar See User Options on page 46 You create this list of idioms and literal phrases in ComposerEditor by using the language to language General Composer Domain Note This feature can be used for any language for example Spanish to Spanish but onl
67. ommand word and follow again with a short pause Interact User Guide v4 0 User s Guide Command Word Action Taken Equivalent Onscreen Translates current contents of Translate men the English recognition area Translate Spek Native opea EUREN Contenim of the English recognition area Clear All Clears the contents of all text a boxes Clear Log Clears the Log box fi Switch Direction Switch language directions to begin speaking in the target language Click in the text area or the Microphone button of the Inactive Language Control Sleep Turns off speech recognition The audio meter amp microphone button turn to gray JL Auto Translate Turns on automatic translation Enable Automatic Translate Manual Translate Turns off automatic translation C Enable Automatic Translate What Can I Say Opens the list of command words Help Available Voice Commands Exit Interact Closes the application Enable Log Turns on the log Enable Log Disable Log Turns off the log C Enable Log Maximize Window Maximizes the Interact AS window to fill your entire screen area Minimize Window Minimizes the Interact AS window to your Task Bar Enable Translation Synthesis Turns on the voice that speaks the target language text upon translation none Command Word Disable Transla
68. op Quality Check When the system has had enough time to do the check you will hear a beep The results of your speech noise ratio and audio quality check will appear NOTE If the audio quality results in a FAILURE an error message will appear indicating that the quality of the sound system is unacceptable In the error message box click the Help button to launch Dragon NaturallySpeaking Help It will include recommendations for adjusting your equipment When you are ready go back to the Volume Check reposition your microphone and do the volume amp quality checks again Note You should also click Play to hear what the system hears If you have difficulty understanding what is said the system will too Tip After clicking the Start Volume Check or Start Quality Check buttons wait 3 4 seconds before you start reading the text This gives the computer time to adjust to the background noise 82 Interact User Guide v4 0 User s Guide 163 When you have passed the quality check click Finish 83 Appendix C Training a Voice Profile NOTE The following steps are continued from section Training a Voice Profile on page 56 If you ve already trained the selected voice profile you can perform additional training at any time The General Training screen appears 164 Click Go and then read the onscreen sentence aloud General Training John Click Go and then read the following sentence aloud Welcome to general training
69. ou can lift the boom up and over your head rather than bending it out of position or removing the headset 80 Interact User Guide v4 0 User s Guide 158 The computer needs you to read some text aloud to set the input volume Click the Start Volume Check button to begin 2 ZS Audio Setup Wizard Step 2 of 3 The computer needs to listen to you read some text aloud for about 15 seconds Make sure your microphone is plugged in and positioned correctly then click Start Volume Check For assistance on connecting or positioning your microphone click Help m V lt Back Cancel Help The text becomes readable 159 Read the text in the box As you read the volume bar levels will fluctuate In this step the computer listens to the sound of your voice and adjusts the volume setting of your microphone When the computer has finished adjusting the volume it beeps to signal that the process is complete If you reach the end of this text but you have not heard a beep start reading the text again from the beginning You should only have to read for about ten to fifteen seconds Stop Volume Check Listening When the system has had enough time to do the check you will hear a beep The Next button will become available NOTE If the volume check was not successful you will receive a message to indicate that either the sound level was too high too low or that your microphone i
70. ous 2 Words Say Then Then Select Next Word Chapter 3 Transcription and Translation 39 Say Then Then Previous 2 20 Words Forward Character Back 2 20 Characters Last To Delete Specific Words You can delete text by selecting it and saying Delete That You can also say Scratch That to do the same thing To Spell As You Dictate With the Spell command in Interact you can easily spell a word or phrase you want to dictate into your transcription This can be useful if you are dictating a word that is not likely to be in the Interact AS vocabulary such as a proprietary term a proper name or a non English word Say for example Spell b u o n space g i o r n o The word you spelled appears right in your transcription You must say Cap if the word contains a capital letter For example say Spell Cap R u m p e l s t i 1 s k i n to type Rumpelstilskin If you say Spell by itself without any letters after it the Spell window opens You can then speak the letters and Interact AS will type them or you can correct any errors in the word you spelled When spelling you can say numbers and special characters as well as letters For example to dictate an automobile license plate number you could say Spell y h m 6 0 9 Interact AS would type yhm609 Say Spell Cap m a c Cap m i 1 l a n trademark to get MacMillan in your transcription Spelling a word adds that word to the act
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73. r modify Composer Domains you wish to use with this configuration If this button is grayed out a Domain 48 Interact User Guide v4 0 User s Guide Command Description is not available for your configuration Loading or Unloading a Domain Segmentation If you are using a Composer Domain you can select the segmentation method Interact AS will use to break your words into recognizable translatable chunks Confidence If you are using a Composer Domain you can select the minimum confidence level used to determine a potential match When the Confidence is 100 then the match must be perfect including capitalization and punctuation However when the Confidence is too low the match might miss small but important words like not Speech Recognition Options Speech Recognition Voice Synthesis English Spanish Voice Profile Sarah outside ONE ud Voice Profile 3 8 8 8 Input Device Default 0 Video Volume 2 Creative Audio Command Chapter 4 Configuration 49 Description The Voice Profile tells Interact AS how to recognize your voice when you speak into the microphone You need a Voice Profile for each language For optimal speech recognition set up and train a new Voice Profile for each speaker in the language they will be speaking If you do not want to set up a new profile you can use the Default User Your Language
74. rosoft Paint window appears to display the image 112 Usethe mouse or stylus to draw on the image For broader lines select the paint brush option for narrow lines select the pencil 59 Chapter 7 ComposerEditor When you want to edit or create a Translation Memory Domain to be used in the Document add ins use the Composer Translation Memory database features in ComposerEditor This tool allows you to customize translation capabilities for individual or multi user environments A Composer database supports multiple Language Pairs Within each Language Pair you can add multiple Domains The default translator in Document Workbench is a software program called a Machine Translator MT The MT is designed to give translations that represent the gist or general meaning of a source phrase but those translations might not be grammatically correct The purpose of a Composer Domain is to keep exact translations of often used phrases Therefore if you know the grammatically correct translation of a phrase that you use frequently you can enter both the source and target phrases into a Composer Domain Document Workbench will use the translation from the Composer Domain instead of the one generated by the Machine Translator Domains can be either Global shared by all machine users or Private available only to the user that s currently logged in You can select a specific Domain on the Composer tab of the Configure screen By default Documen
75. s based on the Interact AS product developed by SpeechGear Inc SpeechGear has developed a line of products that remove language barriers by instantly translating conversations and documents Auditory Sciences LLC is a subsidiary of SpeechGear that is extending these products to support individuals that are deaf or hard of hearing or otherwise are unable to speak Interact and Interact AS use the latest voice recognition machine translation and speech synthesis technology to remove communication barriers During voice detection the system uses the surrounding context to correctly identify similar sounding words such as right and write With continued use the system adapts to your voice and the translation improves even further The real time transcription and translation means that errors such as misspeaking or idiomatic phrases with no meaningful translation can be detected and corrected immediately You can also rephrase and retranslate right after translation has occurred Interact AS also has a speech based user interface allowing you to speak commands This enables a complete hands free interface that supports situations such as a teacher talking to a class room of students or people speaking in a conference room Welcome 3 How does Interact AS differ from other language translation dictionaries Other comparable voice based translators rely on the user speaking a fixed set of phrases each of which corresponds to a pre record
76. s not successfully connected In the error message box click the Help button to launch Dragon NaturallySpeaking Help It will include recommendations for adjusting your equipment When you are ready start the volume check again 160 When you have passed the volume check click Next The Audio Setup Wizard Step 3 of 3 screen appears Appendix B 81 161 The computer needs you to read some text aloud to test the quality of audio input on your system Click the Start Quality Check button to begin Audio Setup Wizard Step 3 of 3 The computer will now test the quality of your sound system and microphone Click Start Quality Check and then begin reading the following text aloud ss ah uy er M lt Back Cancel Help The text becomes readable 162 Read the text in the box As you read the quality bar levels will fluctuate Speak in your natural tone of voice In this step the computer checks the audio input from your sound system Having high quality audio input is very important for good speech recognition Poor audio input will make it difficult or impossible for the program to recognize your speech accurately When the computer has finished checking the audio quality it beeps to signal that the test is complete If you reach the end of this text but you have not heard a beep start reading the text again from the beginning Y ou should only have to read for about fifteen seconds St
77. ser Guide v4 0 User s Guide To Dictate Punctuation and Line Breaks You can dictate punctuation at any time while you are using Interact To Add Say j comma period exclamation point question mark hyphen colon semicolon To Correct Text Using Voice Commands There are a number of ways you can correct the misrecognized words or phrases The following technique uses voice commands to open the Correction menu 61 Say Select or Correct The Correction menu appears The Correction menu shows Interact s best guess of the alternatives to the words you dictated and selected In the following example Interact AS heard the word quick as clinic 62 If an alternative is correct say Choose and the number of that alternative In this example you would say Choose 2 Theile brown fox jumped ovei Correction Say Choose 1 for example or just ignore this kox Choose 1 quake Choose 2 quick Choose 3 clay Choose 4 quack Spel That Play That Back Cap That Unselect That Correction Options 63 If none of the alternatives is correct say Spell That spell the correct word or words into the Spell window and then click OK In this example say Spell That q u i c k NOTE Selecting a large amount of text or an entire transcription and then saying Spell That can produce unpredictable results and is not recommended Chapter 3 Transcription and Translat
78. t Workbench will query the selected Domain first and then query the other Global Domains to attempt to find the closest match for a specific translation This section will walk you through the process of using ComposerEditor to select a Language Pair create or edit a new Domain and add edit or delete translations within a Domain At the end of this chapter you will also find instructions for loading the new Domain into the Document Workbench application In This Chapter Main WindOW o inen n de te ORE ERE e EP bsnnen 62 Creating a New Composer Domain enesssesesesesnenennen 63 Opening a Composer Domain sse ene 67 Importing and Exporting Composer Domains 4 68 Editing Composer Domains sse ens 70 Acronym Expansie nsistiet raeo eiar eor eie eine een 73 Loading or Unloading a Domain eee 75 60 Interact User Guide v4 0 User s Guide Main Window ComposerEditor s Main window contains the following features G3 SpeechGear ComposerEditor File Edit Translation Memory Tools Windo Help Oe El X l BO A M File menu Contains all Composer Domain functions New U Creates a new Composer Domain Open Ctrl O gt Opens an existing Domain in the current database Close Closes the current Domain Close All Closes all open Domain windows Recent Documents Lists the last Domains opened during the current session Choosi
79. t to better understand your speech Ifyou havealready created your Voice Profile select it inthe dropdown menu If you need to create one select Add There is no dictation support present for you Select the English profile to use J Aaa The Create Profile window appears i Enter a name for the profile and click OK j 1 Enter a name for the profile Chris s Voice English 2 Select a language The Audio Setup Wizard Step 1 of 3 appears Position your microphone 12 Interact User Guide v4 0 User s Guide Follow the onscreen example for how to best position your microphone Proper positioning of the microphone can greatly increase the accuracy of voice recognition If the microphone is out of place Interact AS may not be able to hear you clearly and may make more mistakes Consistent position is also important Make sure that you position the microphone the same way each time you use Interact Headset microphones Position the microphone about a half inch approximately the width of your thumb from your mouth and a little off to the side The microphone should not touch your mouth but it can be almost touching your lips If the volume display turns red try holding the microphone slightly further from your mouth If you need to move the microphone out of the way you can lift the boom up and over your head rather than bending it out of position or removing the headset Handheld
80. ting a New User Configuration You can create a new User Configuration using one of two methods Use the New User Wizard Create a copy of an existing User Configuration To create a new user configuration using the New User Wizard 89 From the Interact AS main menu click the User button use The User List screen appears 52 Interact User Guide v4 0 User s Guide 90 Click the Add button to launch the New User Wizard lt m M Load Add Delete Idle 91 Follow the onscreen instructions for creating a new English speaking user Starting Interact AS see Starting Interact AS on page 4 When finished the new user configuration will automatically load and the Translation window appears If you go back to the User window the new User Configuration now appears in the list To create a copy of a user configuration 92 From the User window select an existing User Configuration and double click to load it NOTE You can only copy an active loaded User Configuration 93 Click User gt Copy EA x User Load Unload Copy Ctrl P The Enter Configuration Name window appears Chapter 5 Users 53 94 Enter a new name for the copied configuration and click OK to save the configuration Enter Configuration Name New Configuration Name Frank The new user is added to the list 95 Double click the new user or select the new user and click the Load button to begin usi
81. tion Synthesis Enable Native Synthesis Disable Native Synthesis Restore Window Hide Command Window Show User Manual Show New User Video Enable Continuous Repeat To Use the Results Box Chapter 3 Action Taken Turns off the voice that speaks the target language text upon translation Turns on the voice that speaks the native language text upon translation Turns off the voice that speaks the native language text upon translation Returns a minimized window to the size it was last shown onscreen Removes this pop up window from the screen Opens Interact AS Help Opens the new user video tutorial Turns on the function that repeats what you say until there is a different input to translate Advanced Dictation Tips Transcription and Translation 35 Equivalent Onscreen none none none Click the application from the Task Bar On the Available Voice Commands Window Help gt Manual or F1 Help gt Show Introductory Video Repeat continuously Remember to click in the window of the language you want to use before you speak Start talking As you talk text displays in the Results box while Interact AS figures out what you said The Results box is a small yellow window that appears on screen as you dictate The words in the Results box may change as the program considers different interpretations of what it heard talking to a computer 36 Interact U
82. tion Tips treten rna tette tt spia snabevtscssnestasees 37 Using the Transcription Log seen 42 Changing Voice Synthesis sss 44 Interact AS can operate by using voice commands by clicking buttons by typing text on the screen and if you have a tablet PC by writing on the screen or any combination of these methods The main interface is accessed by clicking on the Translate button which is highlighted in the figure below This interface consists of three main boxes the top box is owned by the person who does not have the ability to speak the second box is owned by the other individual participating in the conversation and the third box keeps a transcript of your conversation that you can save for future reference When you have entered a phrase you can review it to make sure that is entered correctly If you want to edit your phrase you can do so we ll show you how to do that later in this section Once the phrase is correct then click the Translate button and the text will be displayed in the other person s box where it can be read by the other individual and if desired spoken out loud 26 Interact User Guide v4 0 User s Guide In the following figure the first person has either typed or written Can I help you and then clicked the Translate button allowing the second person to hear the phrase spoken out loud The second person has responded by speaking Yes thanks I d like to know more a
83. to load after this process If that happens go back to the Configure tab reselect the appropriate Voice Profile and input device and select the Translate screen again Keyboard and Digitizer Interact AS gives you the option to use the standard keyboard to enter text as an alternative to voice recognition Computers equipped with Microsoft Windows XP or Vista Tablet Edition also allow you to enter text using either the standard or digitizer keyboard or handwriting recognition to enter text as an alternative to voice recognition This is particularly useful when users need quiet or privacy when they are unable to speak for any reason or Interact AS has difficulty recognizing their voice or dialect Adjusting Regional and Language Settings To add languages and display the Language Bar for Vista 18 Click the Start menu and click Control Panel 19 Click Clock Language and Region 20 From the Regional and Language Options area click Change Display Language The Regional and Language Options window appears 21 From the Keyboard and Languages tab click Change Keyboards The Text Services and Input Languages window appears 22 Click the Language Bar tab 23 Select the Docked on the Taskbar option 24 Click the General tab 25 Click Add 26 Select the language s to add to the Language Bar and click OK The default language icon should appear in your desktop taskbar next to your date time information 27 Click OK
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85. using any one the following options Press the Delete button 8 Say Clear to clear the entire block of text Works only with English recognition not other languages 52 When you are ready for the second person to see your text click the Translate button in the middle of the screen or say Translate NOTE The ability to speak command words must be enabled on the Configuration screen Voice Commands currently are available only when English recognition is enabled BGN B User Translate Configure Visualize Yes I d like to know more about this bicycle English Chris s Voice Can help you 8 31 43 PM Yes I d like to know more about this bicycle Listening for English Chapter 3 Transcription and Translation 29 The translation will appear in the top box and a log of the translation will appear in the Transcription Log area NOTE If you want to repeat a spoken translation you can click the Play button 9 next to the translated text To automatically play speech synthesis or to change the spoken voice see the Configuration Options Switching Languages If you are using Interact AS to support a running conversation with someone who does not speak the same language you may frequently want to switch between language directions so that the other person can speak into the microphone and translate back to you To switch language directions 53 From the Translation window stop
86. voice 1 2 SPEECHGEAR will supply one copy of the Software and Documentation licensed under this Agreement to Licensee by shipment FOB origin or by making it available to Licensee via an FTP download Licensee may make one copy of the licensed Software for archival or backup purposes as reasonably necessary 1 3 Licensee will further ensure that each copy of the Software and Documentation includes notices of copyright and other proprietary rights legends as delivered to Licensee and will not remove obscure or alter any proprietary rights notice present on or in any of the Software or Documentation 1 4 Licensee will not acquire any intellectual property or other rights express or implied in or relating to the Software or Documentation other than those specified in this Agreement SPEECHGEAR or its licensors retain all such rights 1 5 Licensee will not directly or indirectly modify reverse engineer disassemble decompile translate the Software or make derivative works of or attempt to discover any source code or underlying ideas or algorithms of any Software or part thereof 1 6 Licensee will not sell rent lease or sublicense the Software or Documentation or use the Software to operate in or as a time sharing outsourcing or service bureau arrangement or in any way allow third party access to the Software or Documentation other than under the terms specified in Sections 1 9 and 1 10 of this agreement 1 7 Licensee may allow the Sof
87. voice profile to make translation more Configure accurate NOTE If the current User Configuration drop down list shows None click the Users button from the main menu and then double click a user name before returning to the Configure window In This Chapter lOEs49 1 T X 46 Translation Options sn t irit er e e Rd E aeree eee 48 Speech Recognition Options sse 50 Voice Synthesis Options eene 52 44 Interact User Guide v4 0 User s Guide User Options Command Enable Voice Commands Speak Command Confirmations Enable Reverse Translation Repeat continuously Enable Automatic Translate Acronym Expansion Enable Log Show Native Text Show Translated Text Show Timestamp Show Language Names Chapter 4 Configuration 45 Description Allow Interact AS to perform functions when you issue a spoken command Hear an audible confirmation of enabling or disabling the speech recognition Automatically run the initial translation through the MT again to provide a translation back from the target language into the source language Note This does not necessarily show exactly what the initial translation is Repeat what you say until there is different input to translate Use the Repeat Delay box to enter the time in seconds to wait between repeated translations Tell Interact AS to translate text when there is a pause or break in your dictation Clear
88. will spend a Few minutes adapting your user files If you would like to improve your recognition accuracy you can train the computer more later 86 Interact User Guide v4 0 User s Guide Appendix D End User License Agreement IMPORTANT CAREFULLY READ THIS END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT LICENSE BEFORE USING THIS PRODUCT YOUR INSTALLATION COPYING OR USE OF THIS PRODUCT INDICATES YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THIS LICENSE AND THAT YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY AND COMPLY WITH ALL OF ITS TERMS IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO ALL OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS LICENSE THEN DO NOT COPY INSTALL OR USE THIS PRODUCT Appendix D 87 Interact and Interact AS This End User License Agreement EULA is a legal agreement between you the Licensee either an individual or a single entity and SpeechGear Inc for the software product s identified above which includes computer software and may include associated media printed materials and online or electronic documentation henceforth referred to as the SOFTWARE PRODUCT By installing copying or otherwise using the SOFTWARE PRODUCT you agree to be bound by the terms of this EULA If you do not agree to the terms of this EULA do not install or use the SOFTWARE PRODUCT Should you have any questions concerning this EULA or if you desire to contact SpeechGear for any reason please send an email to support speechgear com or send a letter to Customer Service SpeechGear Inc 205 S
89. y the General Domain is currently supported To Add or Edit entries in Acronym Expansion 151 InComposerEditor open the English to English General Domain 152 Ki English To English E k Global General English To Spanish Spanish To Spanish Spanish To English Add Language Pair Right click on a Language User or Domain name for more options Chapter 7 ComposerEditor 71 Ij User U ser Private on Host local Please select the Domain that you want to edit Add Domain To User Edit Domain Cancel Then add or edit terms that the English speakers might use in conversation Page 1 Entries 1 9 of 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 AMT ARM BLT MSL NSF pet project PITI Were like two peas in a pod When pigs fly Altemative Minimum Tax Adjustable Rete Mortgage real estate bacon lettuce and tomato sandwich Multiple Listing Service real estate Not Sufficient Funds favorite project Principle Interest Taxes and Insurance real estate Were very similar Never 72 Interact User Guide v4 0 User s Guide If the Acronym Expansion capability is enabled in Document Workbench every time you click the Translate button on the Translate screen the text that is in the English recognition area gets compared with each of the Source entries in the English to English General Domain If an exact match is found that phrase is replaced with the Target phrase before the Eng
90. y respect with Federal law the government agrees to return the product unused to SPEECHGEAR The following additional statement applies only to acquisitions governed by DFARS Subpart 227 4 October 1988 Restricted Rights Use duplication and disclosure by the Government is subject to restrictions as set forth in subparagraph c 1 ii of the Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software clause at DFARS 252 227 7013 Oct 1988 1 13 Licensee shall comply with all applicable laws relating to this Agreement 90 2 3 Interact User Guide v4 0 User s Guide SUPPORT SERVICES AND MAINTENANCE SPEECHGEAR has no obligation to support or maintain the Software To the extent that SPEECHGEAR agrees to provide support and maintenance services to Licensee such services will be provided under the terms of Licensor s then standard support and maintenance services agreement and subject to Licensee s payments of any associated fees TERM AND TERMINATION 3 1 This Agreement and each Software license granted under it becomes effective on the Effective Date and remains in effect until terminated as described in this Section 3 3 2 Licensee may terminate this Agreement with respect to any or all of the Software products listed on the Sales Invoice at any time by providing written notice to SPEECHGEAR 3 3 SPEECHGEAR may terminate this Agreement with respect to any or all of the Software products listed on the Sales Invoice upon written notice if L

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