Amulet Devices Remote User manual

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AmuletRemote
ProductGuide
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FCC certification information
ThisproductiscertifiedunderUSFCCID:YOURXT9000‐18XXE
AmuletDevicesmakesthefollowingrepresentations:
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Thisdevicecomplieswithpart15oftheFCCRules.Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwo
conditions:
(1) Thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference,
(2) Thisdevicemustacceptanyinterferencereceived,includinginterferencethatmay
causeundesiredoperation.
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PerFCCregulation47CFR15.21:ChangesormodificationsnotexpresslyapprovedbyAmulet
Devices,asthepartyresponsibleforcompliance,canvoidtheuser’sauthoritytooperatethe
equipment.
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NOTE:
ThisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClassBdigitaldevice,
pursuanttoPart15oftheFCCRules.Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovidereasonableprotection
againstharmfulinterferenceinaresidentialinstallation.Thisequipmentgenerates,usesandcan
radiateradiofrequencyenergyand,ifnotinstalledandusedinaccordancewiththeinstructions,
maycauseharmfulinterferencetoradiocommunications.However,thereisnoguaranteethat
interferencewillnotoccurinaparticularinstallation.Ifthisequipmentdoescauseharmful
interferencetoradioortelevisionreception,whichcanbedeterminedbyturningtheequipment
offandon,theuserisencouragedtotrytocorrecttheinterferencebyoneormoreofthe
followingmeasures:
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–Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna
–Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandreceiver
–Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletonacircuitdifferentfromthattowhichthe
receiverisconnected
–Consultthedealeroranexperiencedradio/TVtechnicianforhelp

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GettingstartedwithyourAmuletremote1
InstallingyourAmuletRemote.1
FirstSwitchOn5
Howtogethelp.6
Workingwithmedia8
Commoncommands8
VolumeControlbyvoice.8
NavigationwithinScreens.8
PlayingMusic9
Artists,Albums&Songs9
Playlists,GenresandFavorites13
TV,VideosandMovies15
NavigationwithinMedia.15
Movies16
Videos.18
RecordedTV/TVSeries20
LiveTV/TVGuide22
Photos24
MediaCenterPages25
HelpCommands25
VoiceTyping26
SpeechProfileCommands26
RefreshingandupdatingtheMediaIndexes.27
MiscellaneousCommands27
Troubleshooting28
WhattodoifAmuletdoesnotrespondtocommandscorrectly.28
AudioOutputsettings28
SoundRecorder28
SpeechTraining28
TroubleshootingInstallation29
Logonotlightingupatall29
MicrophoneLevelnotgoingupwhenSpeaking29
Logoflashingredwhiletilted29
Re‐pairingtheremotetotheUSBdongle.29
AlltheButtonsExplained.31
TheAmuletLogo31
MediaCenterButtons32
AmuletSetting‐Customizingyourexperience.34
WorkingwithMultiplespeakers.38
TheVoiceProfileButtonandVoiceProfileCommands39
OptimizingyourMediasetup40

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Controllingotherbitsofequipment42
NormalMediaCenterLearning42
AdditionalLearnedKeyCombinations43
SpecialKeyCombinations43
A–ZCommandreference44
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Getting started with your Amulet remote
ThischapterwillintroduceyourAmuletremoteandallowyou
togetgoingstraight‐away.
Installing your Amulet Voice Remote.
You will find an Installation Guide and Getting Started guide in the shipping box. The details within the
Installation guide and quick start guides are reiterated here for reference. If you have already installed and
run through the getting started guide you may want to skip this section of the guide.
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1. What is in the package?
A.Remote
B.USBDongle
C.ChargingCable
D.Software&DocumentationCD
E.QuickStartCards
Note:
Ifyouhaveanyissueswithassembly
watchthe“AmuletRemote
Hardware”videoontheCD.

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Insertthebatterywiththemetal
contactsfacedownandfacingthe
topoftheremote.
Pushdownonthebackofthe
batterytoclipitinplace.Replace
thecover.
2b. Putting in the battery
2a. Putting in the battery
Therechargeablebatteryforyourremotehasbeenremovedforshipping.To
insertthebattery:
Holdtheremotewiththebattery
coverfacingdown.Slidetherelease
cliptowardsthetoptoreleasethe
cover.
Thebatterycoverfalls
downwardsandcanthenbe
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4. Link the Media Center to the Remote
Toallowyoutousevoicecommands,theremoteis
linkedtotheMediaCenterthroughtheUSBdongle.
ThedonglecanbepluggedintoanyfreeUSBport.
Whenyoupluginthedongleitwillberecognisedasa
newaudiodevice.Thereisnoneedtoinstalldriversin
advance.
Youcanchecktheconnectionbetweentheremoteand
theUSBdonglebytiltingtheremoteverticallyasif
speakingintoamicrophone.Whenthelinkisactivethe
logowillgosolidredandtheUSBdonglewilldisplaya
solidlight.Ifyouexperienceanyissuesrefertothe
Troubleshootingsectionofthisguide.
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3. Putting the Remote On Charge
Thebatteryshippedwiththeremoteispartially
chargedsothatyoucanuseyourremoterightaway.
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Note:
Whilenotnecessary,ifyouwanttochargeyour
remotebeforeuse,removetherubbercoveronthe
bottomendandplugthesmallendofthecharging
cableintotheconnector.Plugtheotherendofthe
cableintoanyspareUSBportonyourMediaCenter.A
FLASHINGGREENlogoatthetopoftheremotemeans
thatitischarging.ThelogochangestoSOLIDGREEN
whenfullycharged.

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5b. Install the Software
Afterinstallationisfinished,ademonstrationvideoplays
toshowyousomeofthewaysyoucanuseyourVoice
Remote.Whilethevideoisplaying,Amuletperformsa
quickinitialscanofyourmedia.(Afullscancontinuesin
thebackground,andmaytakeuptoanhourto
complete.)
Whenthevideoisover,MediaCenterwillrestart.Soon
afterwards,youwillhearthemessage“Welcometo
Amulet".ThismeansAmuletisreadytorespondtoyour
voicecommands.
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5a. Install the Software
Toallowspokencommandstoberecognisedwithin
WindowsMediaCenteryoumustinstallthesoftware
fromtheCD.BeforeinstallingtheCDcloseWindows
MediaCenterifitisrunning.Tobegininstallingthe
software,inserttheCD.
TheCDwillautomaticallystartandpromptyoutorun
Setup.ClickontheSetupicontobegininstallation.Ifthis
doesnothappenrunSetup.exefromtheCD.Thesoftware
supportsboth32‐bitand64‐bitversionsofWindows;
Setupwillselectthecorrectversion.Ifyouseea
requesteraskingifyouwanttoallowthesoftwareto
makechangestoyourcomputer,clickYes.
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First Switch On
Innormaluse,theAmuletVoiceRemotebehaveslikeastandardremote.Whenyouliftituptoyourmouthtospeak
intoit,however,themicrophoneturnson,indicatedbythelogoatthetopoftheremotelightingsolidred.Ifyou
movebeyondtherangeoftheremote’sabilitytotransmitvoicecommands,thelogoshowsFlashingRedwhen
elevated.YouwillthenneedtomoveclosertotheMediaCenter.
Ifyouliftupyourremotetospeakintoitandthelogolightsup,youcantalktotheMediaCenter.Whenyouare
finishedspeakingcommands,simplylowertheremote.
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WhenMediaCenterstarts,theAmuletsoftwareloadsautomatically.Onceyouhearthe"WelcometoAmulet"voice
prompt,Amuletisreadyandwaitingforyourcommands.
Ausefulspeechcommandtocheckthateverythingisworkingcorrectlyis:"WHATTIMEISIT?".Ifyouhearaspoken
response,theneverythingisworkingcorrectly.Theinstallationvideowillhavegivenyousomeinsightintotheuseof
yourVoiceRemote.
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RememberthatwhiletheAmuletremoteallowsyoutodomostthingsviavoice,theremoteisdesignedtoallowyoutodo
thingsviavoiceorthebuttonsontheremote.Somethingssuchasvolumeadjustmentmayfeelmorenaturaltodoviathe
buttonsbutcanalsobedoneviavoice.OtherthingssuchasselectinganartistorTVchannelarenaturaloperationsforthe
powerofvoice.
Tips for using the remote
•Waituntilthelogolights solidred beforespeaking.
•Hold the remote 6-8 inches fromyour mouth.
•Lower the remotebetween commands.
•Speak clearly and distinctly to allow thesoftware to learnyour voice.
•WatchthemicrophoneleveldisplayedonAmuletscreensto ensure you are being heard.
•Usetherecognitionindicator onAmulet screenstoconfirmthatyour commandsare recognized with
70%+confidence.
•If you make a mistake,pause before tryingagain to allow thesoftware to recognize a newcommand.
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How to get help.
Thisguideisonepartofalinkedsetofhelpinformationthatincludes:
•UserGuide
•VideoGuides
•QuickReferenceCards
•On‐LineHelp.
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UserGuide
ThisUserGuideisdesignedasadrop‐inguideforguidanceoncomplexoperationsthatarenot
coveredelsewhere.Ifyouneedtodosomethingjustlookitupinthecontentspageandgotothestep
bystepinstructionsforthatoperation.Thisguidealsoprovideshelpinsettingupyoursystemtoget
thebestfromyourAmuletRemote.Finally,ifyougetintodifficulty,thisguideistheplacetocomefor
troubleshootingadvice.
QuickReferenceCards
Thequickreferencecardsincludedintheboxwillhelpyougetstarted.Keepthesehandytotryout
somecommands.
Videoguides
YoucanaccesstheAmuletuserinterfacepagesusingtheAmuletmenustripavailableonthe
MediaCenterstartpage.Introductoryvideosdemonstratinghowtousethesoftwarearelocated
underHelpVideosontheAmuletmenustrip.ThefollowingVideosareavailable:
•AmuletRemoteHardware–Demonstratesthekeyelementsforinstallationandcharging
oftheremote.
•AmuletIntroduction.wmv–Playsduringinstallationtointroducetheproduct.
•GeneralHelp–ProvidesanoverviewofthekeyfeaturesoftheVoiceRemote.
•MusicHelp.wmv –DemonstrateshowAmuletletsyoucontrolyourmusic.
•TVandVideoHelp.wmv–DemonstrateshowAmuletallowsyoutoworkwithyourTV
andVideosprograms
•TVGuideHelp.wmv–DemonstrateshowAmuletallowsyoutomovearoundtheTV
Guide.
•TroubleshootingHelp.wmv”–Ifyouarehavetroublegettingcommandstowork,thisgive
awalkthroughofthekeycheckyoushoulddo.
•SpeechProfileHelp.wmv –ExplainshowVoiceProfilesworkifyouneedtosupport
severalpeoplewithverydifferentvoiceswillbeusingyourAmuletRemote.
On‐LineHelp
Whileusingthesystemyoucanalwaysaskforhelptogetasetofcommandstotry.Theon‐linehelp
providesbothgeneralcommandlistingsandmediaspecificcommands.
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Whatyouwillnotfindinthisguide.
TheguidedoesnotprovideadetailedexplanationofallareasofWindowsMediaCenterbutrather
provideskeyinformationtoallowtheefficientoperationofWindowsMediaCenterusingyourvoice.