
Preliminaries:Before using this method it is important that you accomplish the following: We have found the following method, adapted from the method presented by "Webair" on the Parallels Forum, to be an effective method of running Dragon NaturallySpeaking on an Intel based Macintosh.
All necessary microphone hardware (we recommend using a good quality microphone and a USB adapter. Prerequisites for this include the following: Now, with Intel based Apple Macintosh computers and the presense of Parallels, Apple users have the option of installing and using Dragon on a "virtual operating system" on their systems. Until recently, owners of Apple computers have been unable to use this software and have been limited to the use of iListen and IBM ViaVoice. Click "Continue." This starts the initial user training program where Dragon learns to adapt to your voice.Installing Dragon Naturally Speaking on an Intel based Macintoshĭragon NaturallySpeaking is the recognized leader in continuous speech recognition technology. Dragon evaluates the sound quality and displays "PASSED" when the volume checks have completed. Click "Next" when the program beeps to show that volume checks have been completed.Ĭlick "Start Quality Check" in the "Adjust Your Microphone: Quality Check" screen and read aloud the text in the boxes. Select "Bluetooth" as the dictation source and "Bluetooth 8Khz" in "Advanced."Ĭlick "Next." Position your headset as directed in the on-screen instructions and click "Next."Ĭlick "Start Volume Check" and begin reading the displayed text aloud. Select "Bluetooth" as the "Dictation Source" and then click "Advanced." Select "Bluetooth 8Khz" for the greatest recognition accuracy.Ĭlick "Naturally Speaking," "Open User," "Source" and then "New." Follow the on-screen prompts to create an additional dictation source if you already have a user profile set up. Type your name in the appropriate field and select the dictation language from the language drop-down list. If this is the first time you have used the program, a wizard opens prompting you to create a new user profile. In order for pairing to be successful, the headset must be compatible with the operating system and the computer must support Bluetooth connections.
The passcode should be located in the product documentation. Select "Add a device" from the menu and follow the on-screen instructions to add the headset. For Windows PCs, click on the arrow in the System Tray to show the hidden icons and right-click on the Bluetooth icon.