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SpeechOne

Button modes

With your SpeechOne or the SpeechOne remote control (PSM6500, PSM6800), you can control various applications on your computer or in your browser. You have six different button modes available for this purpose:

You can change the button assignment for each mode in SpeechControl software. Download the software for free at www.dictation.philips.com/speechcontrol.

Switch between button modes on the docking station

To switch between the button modes:

  1. Connect the USB cable to the USB port for PC connection usb-connection-icon.png on the back of your docking station.

  2. Connect the other end of the USB cable to a power supply unit (e.g. USB phone charger) or a computer.

    Note

    If the firmware of your SpeechOne is lower than 5.28, do not connect the USB cable to a PC or Laptop (no data connection). See Upgrading the firmware for more information.

  3. Place the SpeechOne headset on the docking station, this will establish a wireless connection with the docking station.

  4. Press the Do-not-disturb button SpeechOne_do-not-disturb_icon.png first and immediately after the Phone SpeechOne_phone_icon.png button. Now hold both buttons on the docking station simultaneously for three seconds.

    X The battery LEDs on the docking station start flashing.

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    X Your current mode is indicated as follows:

    Mode

    Button LEDs

    Function of Record button

    Event mode

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    Start/end recording

    Keyboard mode

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    Turn on/off SpeechOne microphone when using Dragon speech recognition software

    Browser mode

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    Start/end recording

    Windows speech recognition mode

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    Turn on/off Windows microphone

    Dragon for Mac mode

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    Turn on/ off Dragon microphone

    Dragon for Windows mode

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    Turn on/ off Dragon microphone

  5. To switch to a different mode, press the Record button SpeechOne_record_icon.png on the docking station repeatedly until you have reached the desired mode. E.g. if you are in Event mode and want to switch to Keyboard mode, press the Record button once. If you are in Event mode and want to switch to Dragon for Windows mode, press the Record button five times.

  6. To confirm your selection of the desired mode and exit mode selection, briefly press the Phone SpeechOne_phone_icon.png and the Do-not-disturb button SpeechOne_do-not-disturb_icon.png on the docking station simultaneously.

  7. To continue working with your SpeechOne headset, connect the USB cable to the USB port of your PC / Laptop. Use the 5V/DC socket of the docking station if you’re using AirBridge.

    Tip

    You can always check your current button mode by briefly pressing the Phone and the Do-not-disturb button on the docking station simultaneously. Your currently selected mode will be displayed immediately (as illustrated in the previous table).

Switch between button modes on the remote control (PSM6500, PSM6800)

To switch between the button modes:

  1. Press the End-of-letter/priority (•EoL/••Prio) button and the Insert/overwrite (INS/OVR) button simultaneously for three seconds.

    X All button LEDs on the remote control flash simultaneously.

  2. Press the corresponding button for the desired mode. The buttons are assigned to the button modes as follows:

    Mode

    Button

    Function of Record button

    Event mode

    F1

    Start/end recording

    Keyboard mode

    F2

    Turn on/off SpeechOne microphone when using Dragon speech recognition software

    Browser mode

    F3

    Start/end recording

    Windows speech recognition mode

    F4

    Turn on/off Windows microphone

    Dragon for Mac mode

    •EoL/••Prio

    Turn on/ off Dragon microphone

    Dragon for Windows mode

    INS/OVR

    Turn on/ off Dragon microphone

    X The SpeechOne exits the mode selection and switches to the selected mode.

    Note

    You have 10 seconds to select a mode. After 10 seconds, you will automatically exit mode selection and need to restart the mode selection steps.

    Tip

    You can always check your current button mode by briefly pressing the End-of-letter/priority (•EoL/••Prio) button and the Insert/overwrite (INS/OVR) button simultaneously. The LED ogf the button assigned to the current mode (see previous table) shortly lights up orange. E.g. if the currently activated mode is the Event mode, the LED of the F1 button lights up orange.

Event mode

The Event mode is the default mode of your SpeechOne. In this mode, each button on your SpeechOne is assigned to a command. In SpeechControl software, you can define which commands should be executed by pressing or releasing a desired button on your SpeechOne in order to control various computer applications.

Command

1

Instruction

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2

Insert/overwrite/append

3

End-of-letter/priority

4

Record

5

Fast rewind

6

Fast forward

7

Play

8

Touch navigation/left mouse

9

Left mouse

10

Right mouse

11

Programmable function button

12

Programmable function button

13

Programmable function button

14

Programmable function button

Keyboard mode

Assign a button on your SpeechOne to a shortcut you are using on your computer in order to control various computer applications. In SpeechControl software, you can define which commands should be executed by pressing a desired button on your SpeechOne.

In this mode, you can also operate Dragon NaturallySpeaking speech recognition software on a Windows computer by using the pre-configured Dragon shortcuts.

Command

Shortcut in SpeechControl

1

Record/Stop (Dragon microphone on/off)

NumKey+

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2

Tab forward

Tab

3

Tab backward

Shift+Tab

4

SpeechMike microphone on/ off

Microphone ON/OFF

5

Mark previous word(s)

Ctrl+Shift+Left

6

Next field (Dragon)

Ctrl+Shift+N

7

Play

8

Touch navigation/left mouse

9

Left mouse

10

Right mouse

11

Show dictation box (Dragon)

Ctrl+Shift+D

12

Transfer text (Dragon dictation box)

Ctrl+Shift+T

13

Programmable function button

14

Switch to hidden mode (Dragon Medical Practice Edition)

Ctrl+Shift+H

Browser mode

Assign a SpeechOne button to a shortcut or a command in your browser in order to control various browserbased dictation applications. In SpeechControl software, you can define which commands should be executed by pressing a desired button on your SpeechOne.

Command

1

-

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2

Insert/overwrite/append

3

-

4

Record

5

Fast rewind

6

Fast forward

7

Play

8

Touch navigation/left mouse

9

Left mouse

10

Right mouse

11

Jump to start of dictation

12

Jump to end of dictation

13

Programmable function button

14

Programmable function button

Note

The button assignment in Browser mode depends on the application you are using in your browser. Therefore, there is no default configuration for this mode. The table below only describes the default button assignment for the Philips SpeechLive cloud dictation solution.

Windows speech recognition mode

In this mode, you can operate the pre-installed Windows speech recognition software on a Windows computer by using the pre-configured Windows shortcuts.

Command

Shortcut in SpeechControl

1

-

so_remotecontrol-button-mode-overview.svg

2

Next field (Dragon)

Tab

3

Tab backward

Shift+Tab

4

Windows microphone on/off

Ctrl+Win

5

Mark previous word(s)

Ctrl+Shift+Left

6

Mark next word(s)

Ctrl+Shift+Right

7

-

8

Touch navigation/left mouse

9

Left mouse

10

Right mouse

11

Copy

Ctrl+C

12

Cut

Ctrl+X

13

Paste

Ctrl+V

14

Programmable function button

Ctrl+Shift+H

Dragon for Mac mode

In this mode, you can operate Dragon NaturallySpeaking speech recognition software on a Mac computer by using the pre-configured Dragon shortcuts.

Command

Shortcut in SpeechControl

1

-

so_remotecontrol-button-mode-overview.svg

2

Tab forward

Tab

3

Tab backward

Shift+Tab

4

Dragon microphone on/off

+F11

5

Mark previous word(s)

Alt+Shift+Left

6

Mark next word(s)

Alt+Shift+Right

7

Play

8

Touch navigation/left mouse

9

Left mouse

10

Right mouse

11

Copy

+C

12

Cut

+X

13

Paste

+V

14

Programmable function button

Dragon for Windows mode

In this mode, you can operate Dragon NaturallySpeaking speech recognition software on a Windows computer by using the pre-configured Dragon shortcuts.

Command

Shortcut in SpeechControl

1

-

so_remotecontrol-button-mode-overview.svg

2

Tab forward

Tab

3

Tab backward

Shift+Tab

4

Dragon microphone on/off

NumKey+

5

Mark previous word(s)

Ctrl+Shift+Left

6

Next field (Dragon)

Ctrl+Shift+N

7

Play

8

Touch navigation/left mouse

9

Left mouse

10

Right mouse

11

Show dictation box (Dragon)

Ctrl+Shift+D

12

Transfer text (Dragon dictation box)

Ctrl+Shift+T

13

Programmable function button

14

Switch to hidden mode (Dragon Medical Practice Edition)

Ctrl+Shift+H