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Philips Device Connector guide

Setup on macOS

Basic installation

To use Philips Device Connector, you need to install two components:

  • Philips Device Connector Chrome extension

  • Philips Device Connector native host application

The following steps cover the installation of both components:

  1. Navigate to the Philips Device Connector extension page in the Chrome web store.

  2. Click on Add to Chrome .

  3. A pop-up window appears, confirm the installation by clicking on Add extension.

  4. Download the latest Philips Device Connector native host application package here download_icon.svg and unzip the file.

  5. In the Mac folder of the installation package you'll find the necessary philips_device_connector_native_host_installer.pkg.

  6. Run philips_device_connector_native_host_installer.pkg and finish the setup.

  7. Restart your browser.

    X You can now use your Philips dictation hardware on all supported websites (e.g. SpeechLive).

Note

  • Make sure to use your devices (SpeechMike, SpeechOne) in Event Mode. This is the default out-of-the-box button mode, however if you changed the button mode of your device you can find more information in the Switch to Event mode section on how to switch it back.

  • Connecting from a macOS client to Philips Device Connector running in a remote session is not supported. On macOS Philips Device Connector can only be used locally.

Troubleshooting

Philips Device Connector consists of different components. It is recommended to narrow down any occurring issues to one component. If not possible, troubleshoot one component at a time and start at Philips Device Connector Chrome extension.

Philips Device Connector Chrome extension

If you installed the Chrome Extension from the Web Store, you can inspect, enable/disable, remove and configure the extension via "chrome://extensions".

You can access logs of websites using the Philips Device Connector by using the Developer Tools Console (Ctrl+Shift+I or F12).

You can access logs of the Philips Device Connector Chrome extension by going to "chrome://extensions" and click on the background page button:

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Philips Device Connector native host application

Make sure that you are using the latest version of the Philips Device Connector native host application.