NUANCE Dragon User manual

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Contents
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Contents 2
Overview 3
Charging your headset 4
Wearing the headset 4
Powering on the headset 4
Connecting your headset for dictation 5
The adapter 5
Adjusting your computer's audio settings 6
Indicator lights and alerts 6
Headsetalerts 7
Adapteralerts 7
Using your headset with Dragon NaturallySpeaking 7
TurningonDragon'smicrophone 8
Using your headset with Dragon Dictate 9
Settinguptheheadsetwithanewprofile 9
Settinguptheheadsetwithanexistingprofile 9
Pairing and connecting the headset components 9
Pairing 10
Connecting 10
Reset the headset 10
Care and maintenance 10
FAQs 11
Specifications 11
Contents
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Dragon Bluetooth Wireless Headset User Guide
Overview
YourBluetoothHeadsetisdesignedforhands-freecommunicationwithyourmobiledevice,
tablet,orcomputer.TheproductcomeswithanenclosedadapterthatconnectstotheUSB
driveonyourcomputer.
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1 – Mic button (mute/un-mute)
2 – LED indicator
3 – Microphone
4 – ON/OFF Switch
5 – Rotatable ear hook
6 – Mini USB charging jack
7 – Volume down
8 – Volume up
9 – Speaker
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1 – USB connector
2 – LED indicator
3 – Slide cover
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Dragon Bluetooth Wireless Headset User Guide
Charging your headset
Yourheadsetcomeswithabuilt-in,rechargeablebattery.PleaseusetheincludedUSBcable
tochargethebatteryfullybeforefirstuse.Itwilltakeapproximately2hoursfortheunitto
reachfullcharge.
ToconnecttheUSBcable:
1. PlugonesideofthecableintotheUSBportonthecomputer.
2. PlugtheothersideofthecableintotheminiUSBchargingjackofyourheadset.
Whentheredlightindicatorison,yourheadsetischarging.Theredlightwillturnoffwhenthe
headsetisfullycharged.
Low power
Whentheheadsetislowonpower,theredLEDindicatorontheheadsetwillflashasa
remindertorechargethebattery.
Wearing the headset
Theheadsetisdesignedtobewornoneitherear.
Toadjustitforusewithoneearortheother,manipulatetheearhookasshownbelow,first
flippingitdowntowardsyouandthenrotatingittotheoppositeside.
Toweartheheadset,placetheearhookgentlyoveryourear.Besuretopositionthe
microphonetowardyourmouthforoptimalrecognitionaccuracy.
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Powering on the headset
ThereisanON/OFFswitchontherightsideofyourheadset.Thisswitchpowerstheuniton
oroff,butdoesnotactivateanddeactivatethemicrophone.Forthat,youusetheMicbutton,
describedinthenextsectionofthisguide.
Powering on:Presstheswitchupward.AblueLEDlightindicatestheunitison.
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Powering off:Presstheswitchdownward.AredLEDindicatestheunitisoff.
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Connecting your headset for dictation
Tostartusingyourheadset,followthestepsbelow:
1. AssuretheheadsethasbeenfullychargedandunplugtheUSBcablefromtheheadset
priortouse.
2. PlugtheadapterintoaUSBportonyourPC.TheblueLEDontheadapterwillstartto
flash.
3. Ontheheadset,slidethepowerswitchtotheONposition.TheblueLEDontheheadset
willoccasionallyflash.
Within30seconds,theLEDontheadapterwillglowsolidblue.Thisindicatesthatthetwo
componentsareconnectedandreadytouse.However,beawarethatthemicrophoneis
mutedandthereisnoaudiogoingintothecomputeryet.
4. PresstheMicbuttonontheheadset.TheLEDontheadapterwillflashblueslowly.
RemembertopluginUSBadapterbeforeopeningDragon.
NOTE
TheheadsetdoesnothavetobesetasthedefaultaudiodeviceforusewithDragon.
However,ifyouwouldliketohearthecomputer'ssoundthroughtheheadsetorusethe
headsetforanyotherapplications,youmayneedtoadjustyourcomputer'saudiosettings.
The adapter
ToconnecttheadaptertoyourPC,opentheslidecoverontheadapterandinsertitintoone
ofyourPC'sUSBports.AblueLEDwillflashindicatingtheadapterisreceivingpowerand
isworking.
Whenyouarefinishedusingtheheadset,youcanremovetheadapterfromtheUSBport,or
youcanleaveitinplaceforlateruse.Toremove,gentlypulltheadapterout.
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Adjusting your computer's audio settings
ToensureyourPCusesyourheadsetasthedefaultdeviceforbothplaybackandrecording,
makesureitisproperlyconfigured.
1. OnyourPC,launchtheControlPanelandselectSound.
2. IntheSounddialog,makesuretheDragonBluetoothWirelessHeadset("Dragon_BT_
Adaptor_SG106")isselectedasthedefaultdeviceonthePlaybackandRecordingtabs.
3. ClickOK.
Indicator lights and alerts
TheLEDlightsontheheadsetandadapterconveyinformationaboutthedevice'scurrent
status.
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Headset alerts
LED indicator Status of headset
RedandblueLEDflashesalternately Pairingmode
BlueLEDflashesonceevery2seconds Notconnectedtoadapter
BlueLEDflashestwiceevery4seconds Connectedtoadapter
RedLEDflashesinsteadofblueLED Lowbattery
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Adapter alerts
LED indicator Status of headset
BlueLEDflashesquickly Standbytoconnecttoheadset
BlueLEDflashtwiceevery3seconds Pairingmode
BlueLEDon Playbackmode
BlueLEDflashesslowly Listeningmode
NoLEDindicator Disconnectedfromheadset
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Using your headset with Dragon
NaturallySpeaking
TouseyourheadsetwithDragonNaturallySpeaking,followthesesteps:
1. PlugtheUSBadapterintoyourPC,thenmakesureyourheadsetischarged,powered
on(youcanfindthatinformationinthisguide),andpairedandconnectedwiththe
adapter.
2. StartDragon.
3. Ifyoudonotalreadyhaveauserprofile,Dragonpromptsyoutocreateonenow,and
you'llbeabletochoosetheheadsetasyourmicrophone.
IfyoualreadyhaveaDragonuserprofile,gototheProfile>ManageDictationSources
menuonDragonBartoaddtheheadset.
Note:Havingmultiplesourceswithinyourprofileallowsyoutoaccessthesamecus-
tomizations,includingwordsandphrasesyou’veaddedtothevocabulary,regardlessof
whichofyouraudiosourcesyou’reusing.
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Dragon Bluetooth Wireless Headset User Guide
4. WhenDragonpresentsthelistofsourcestochoosefrom,selectDragon Bluetooth Head-
setinDragonversion13,orEnhanced BluetoothinDragonversion12.
5. ClickOKandpresstheMicbuttononyourheadsettoun-mutethemicrophone.Dragon
promptsyoutoreadsometextthatwillallowittotestthesoundlevelsofyourheadset.
NOTE
IfDragontellsyouthatyour“Soundlevelistoolow”,theheadsetmicrophonemaybemuted.
TrypressingtheMicbuttonagainandthenre-readthetextprompts.Ifyoustillreceivethe
“Soundlevelistoolow”messagefromDragon,yourWindowssoundsystemmaynotbeset
upcorrectly.Visithttp://support.nuance.comformoreassistance.
Whenallnecessarysetupiscomplete,Dragonopensyourprofile.
Turning on Dragon's microphone
It'simportanttonotethatyoumustalsoturnontheDragonmicrophonetodictateinto
Dragon,inadditiontoturningonyourheadsetmicrophone.
ToturnontheDragonmicrophone,pressthepluskey(+)onthenumerickeypad,orclickthe
microphonebuttonontheDragonBar,aspicturedbelow.
Themicrophoneisoff. Themicrophoneison.
NOTE
n EvenwhentheDragonmicrophoneiconisred,indicatingthatthemicrophoneisoff,
yourheadsetmicrophonemaystillbeonandactivated.Topreservetheheadset'sbat-
tery,youmaywanttopoweroffyourheadsetafteryouaredoneusingDragon.
n IftheDragonBluetoothWirelessHeadsetisn’tdisplayedinstep4,youmayneedto
unplugandreplugtheUSBBluetoothadapter.
IMPORTANT:
It'sbesttoplugtheheadset'sUSBadapterintothesameportonyourPCeachtimeyouuse
Dragon.Also,youshouldalwaysplugtheadapterinbeforeyoustartupDragon.
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Using your headset with Dragon Dictate
TouseyourheadsetwithDragonDictate,youmustadditasasourcetoyourprofile.Ifyou
don'tyethaveaprofile,youmustcreateone,andyou'llbeabletochoosetheheadsetas
yoursourcewhenprompted.
Setting up the headset with a new profile
YouwillneedtocreateaprofilesothatDragonDictatecangetusedtoyourvoice,your
microphone,andyourspeech.
1. Plugtheheadset'sUSBadapterintoyourMacandmakesureyourheadsetischarged,
poweredon,andpairedandconnectedwiththeadapter.
2. StartDragonDictate.YouwillseeablankProfilesWindow.
3. Clickthe“+”buttontocreateyourprofile.Dragonwillpromptyoutoenteraprofilename
andselectyourmicrophonetypeandthelanguageforyourprofile.Besuretochoose
yourheadsetasyourmicrophone.
Setting up the headset with an existing profile
IfyoualreadyhaveaDragonDictateprofile,youneedtoaddyourheadsettoyourprofile
beforeyoucanuseit.
1. IntheProfilesWindow,clicktheplussignunderAudioSources.
2. SelecttheDragonBluetoothwirelessheadsetfromtheMicrophonepull-downmenu.
3. SelectthespellingmodelthatbestsuitsyoufromtheSpellingpull-downmenu,andthen
choosetheAccent.
4. Whenyouhaveverifiedyourchoicesarecorrect,clicktheCreatebutton.
Afterashortwait,DragonDictatewillcreateyourprofile.Youcannowusethatprofileto
dictateinDragonwiththisheadset.
Tip
Toconservetheheadset'sbattery,powerofftheheadsetwhennotinuse.
Forfurtherinformation,andtolearnhowtouseDragonDictate,seetheDragonDictate
UserManual.
Pairing and connecting the headset
components
Inordertocommunicatewitheachother,theheadsetanditsUSBadaptermustbepaired
beforeusingtheheadsetforthefirsttime.Oncepaired,theymustbeconnectedatthetime
youwanttousethem.
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Pairing
Yourheadsetandadapterarealreadypre-pairedwhenyoureceivethem.Iftheybecomeun-
paired,youwillneedtofollowthesesteps:
1. SwitchonyourheadsetandholddowntheMicbuttonforapproximately3secondstoenter
intopairingmode.TheredandblueLEDlightsontheheadsetwillflash.
2. PlugtheadapterintoaUSBportonyourPC.TheblueLEDwillflashintermittentlytoindic-
atetheadapterisinpairingmode.
3. Theheadsetandadapterwillpairautomaticallyonceconnectedsuccessfully.Theblue
LEDontheheadsetwillflashtwiceevery4seconds,andtheblueLEDontheadapterwill
remainon.
NOTES
n PleasedonotpresstheMicbuttononyourheadsetuntilAFTERtheblueLED
appears.
n Thepairingmodefortheheadsetlastsfor2minutes.Theheadsetwillreturnto
standbymodeifitcannotpairwithin2minutes.
n Thepairingmodefortheadapterlastsfor30seconds.Iftheadapterfailstopair,
pleasecarefullyremoveitfromyourcomputerandplugitinagain.
Afteryouperformtheinitialpairingoftheheadsetandadapter,thecomponentswillpair
automaticallyforfutureuse.
Connecting
Whenyoupoweronyourheadset,orwhenyoureturnafterleavingtheadapter'savailable
range,theheadsetwillconnectwiththeadapterautomaticallyandtheLEDontheadapter
willturnon.
Whentheheadsetispoweredofforoutoftheadapter'savailablerange,itwilldisconnectand
theLEDlightswillturnoff.
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Reset the headset
Ifyouarehavingproblemsconnectingtheheadsetcomponentsforanalready-paireddevice,
youmayneedtoresetit.Todoso,ontheheadset,pressboththeMicandvolumebuttons
simultaneouslyfor4seconds.DonotreleaseuntiltheredandblueLEDlightsarebothon.
NOTE
Afterperformingaresetoftheheadset,allpairedcomponentswillbedeleted.Whenthe
headsetisturnedbackon,itwillenterpairingmodeautomatically.
Care and maintenance
Pleasefollowallcareandmaintenanceinstructionstoprolongthelifeofyourdevice.
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