How to Use the Sony PX720 Voice Recorder With Dragon Naturally Speaking

The average person can speak faster than he can type.

Dragon Naturally Speaking software converts your voice into text and gives you voice control over most applications for both PCs and Macs. The Sony PX 720 Voice Recorder is compatible with Dragon Naturally Speaking, allowing you to dictate into the recorder anywhere an idea strikes, and later convert the audio into text without having to type it in using the Auto-Transcribe Folder Agent.

Instructions

1. Start Dragon Naturally Speaking. In the DragonBar menu, click "Profile" then "Add Audio Source." Follow the instructions provided by the Dragon Training Wizard using your Sony PX720 Voice Recorder. Close when finished.

2. Start the Auto-Transcriber Folder Agent. For PC, click "Start," "All Programs," "Dragon Naturally Speaking," "Dragon Naturally Speaking Tools," then "Auto-Transcribe Folder Agent." For Mac, click "Finder." In the application section, click "Dragon Naturally Speaking," Dragon Naturally Speaking Tools," then "Auto-Transcribe Folder Agent."

3. Set up a new task in Auto-Transcriber. Double click the Auto-Transcriber desktop icon. Click "Task" then "New." A dialogue box will appear. Fill in the following information and click "OK" when finished:

   Input Directory--select or create a folder for the Auto-Transcriber to monitor; Output Directory--select or create a folder for the transcribed documents to be saved; Locations--specify the location of the Naturally Speaking user profile files; Name--select the user name used to transcribe the files in the input directory; Vocabulary--Select the vocabulary profile for the specified user; Dictation Source--select the Sony PX720 Voice Recorder.

4. Load the file from your Sony PX720 Voice Recorder into the input directory. Connect your voice recorder to your computer. For PC, click "Start," "My Computer," open "Sony PX720 Voice Recorder." Find the desired recording. Drag the recording into the Input Directory. For Mac, click "Finder." Open "Sony PX720 Voice Recorder" and find the desired recording. Drag the recording into the Input Directory.

Tips & Warnings

• Once a recording in .WAV, .WMA or .MP3 format is dropped into the Input Directory, the recording will be automatically transcribed.

• The Auto-Transcribe feature is only available with Professional, Medical, Medical Small Practice, Legal, Preferred and Recorder editions of Dragon Naturally Speaking.

• Auto-Transcribe will not function when Dragon Naturally Speaking is on.

References

• Nuance: Tips on Using the Auto-Transcribe Feature
• Nuance: Information on the Auto-Transcribe Folder Agent
• Recorders: How to Set Up the Auto-Transcribe Folder Agent
• Nuance: Dragon Naturally Speaking Premium