What Does SpeechControl Do? Philips® SpeechControl, also known as the Philips Device Control Center (PDCC), is a free application that enables you to program your SpeechMike for use with Philips’ SpeechExec software—as well as customize your buttons for Dragon® speech recognition. Please note that we are taking screenshots from SpeechControl for Windows®, not SpeechControl…
Getting a SpeechLive Error I get the error message “Unable to complete upload” when I send dictations to SpeechLive using my Philips® Dictation smartphone app. Environment iPhone® Philips Dictation Recorder App v3.8 Summary After upgrading to version 3.8 of the Philips Dictation Recorder app (for iPhone only), users may get an error when trying to…
Outlook Email and SpeechExec Pro Philips® SpeechExec Pro uses Microsoft® Outlook to send and receive dictations via email in an author-typist workflow. Listed below are the versions of Outlook that SpeechExec Pro v8.7SR1 (and later) supports. Please note that this only applies to the Windows® version of SpeechExec Pro; email functionality with SpeechExec is not available on…
My Philips Transcription Kit Just Arrived We work with transcriptionists almost every day, and we’ve noticed that they are often responsible for learning how their software works without any training. In light of this challenge, we wanted to provide some assistance for any transcriptionist who’s just been thrown into the deep end. Today, we’re exploring…
Question: Is Philips® SpeechExec Pro version 8.7 SR1 (Build 875) supported on either Windows® XP or Vista? Answer: No, but it has been tested and seems to work with little or no issues on Windows Vista. However, SEP v8.7 will not even install on Windows XP. These are the officially supported operating systems for SEP…
If Encryption Is Not Optional One of our customers was looking for a solution to the problem of encryption using a Philips® recorder and a Mac® computer. Now, you might not know why this is problematic; let me flesh out the scenario a little more. First of all, encryption must be set up on a…
Dictate and Download If you use SpeechExec for Mac and haven’t figured out how to download your files yet, this guide is for you. Alternatively, if you are just looking for software to transfer files from your digital voice recorder to your Mac, this may also be for you. Philips DPMConnect for Mac is a…
Philips and the Mac OS If you’re familiar with the Windows implementation of Philips’ professional documentation and workflow software, SpeechExec Pro, you know that the application is replete with configurations and customizations, and supports both normal and complex documentation workflows. Unfortunately, that is not the case with the Mac edition of the software. Using SpeechExec for…
Comparing SpeechLive Security to the Dictation Hub Question: What’s the difference between Philips SpeechLive and the Dictation Hub, with regard to encryption? Answer: There is no difference when files are uploaded to either the Dictation Hub or SpeechLive solutions; both use HTTPS protocol. The similarities end there, though. In order to keep your files…
Scenario: I created 3 different files using the Philips® Voice Recorder app on my smartphone, and I want to send them to my Mac®, via the Philips Dictation Hub. They are formatted as WAV, DSS and MP3 files. When I tested these dictations in Philips SpeechExec for Mac, though, none of them can be used. Question:…