Dragon's microphone

You use Dragon's microphone to dictate and to give Dragon commands.


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How does Dragon know when to listen?

Why can't Dragon hear me?

 

When the microphone is... It looks like this...

On

Dragon's microphone has to be on for you to dictate. To turn the microphone on, do one of the following:

  • Click the microphone.
  • Press the plus sign key (+) on the numeric keypad.
 mic on

Off

To turn the microphone off, do one of the following:

  • Click the microphone.
  • Say "Microphone Off".
  • Press the plus sign key (+) on the numeric keypad.
 mic off

Asleep

To put Dragon to sleep, do one of the following:

  • Say "Go to Sleep" or "Stop Listening".
  • Press the forward slash key (/) on the numeric keypad.

If Dragon is asleep, do one of the following to wake it up:

  • Click the microphone.
  • Say "Listen to Me" or "Wake Up".
  • Press the forward slash key (/) on the numeric keypad.
 mic asleep

Off—No user profile loaded

If you see Dragon in this state, the microphone is disabled , either because no user profile is open or because you opened a transcription profile. To enable the microphone:

Select Profile>Open User Profile and select your user profile.

 mic when no profile is loaded

 

Related procedures

Additional information
Working with the DragonBar Using display modes
Using Dragon on a Windows tablet Using the Extras Toolbar
  Using recognition modes

6/18/2018 8:22 AM