Introduction

Philips SpeechControl has been developed for customizing the behavior of Philips SpeechMike, Foot Control and Digital Pocket Memo devices for different applications.

Philips SpeechControl allows the assignment of functions to every single button of a device, so you have the freedom to specify and implement your own combination of functions. It can enable or disable certain features, and can also start and control applications via hotkeys. Furthermore, Dragon NaturallySpeaking commands can also be easily performed or pre-specified texts can be displayed in a text editor with just one single button click on your device.

Important:

Philips SpeechControl is not supported in remote session.
If Philips Remote Device Management Tool runs in the background, Philips SpeechControl has limited functionality (for example, device configuration is not possible and the illustration of the active device on the right side is not visible).

For more information on Philips SpeechControl, visit the SpeechControl products homepage

Toolbar

The Philips SpeechControl toolbar has the following items, from left to right.

Options

Enables automatic update of Philips SpeechControl.

About...

Displays a dialog with general version and copyright information.

Help

Opens the online help system for Philips SpeechControl.

Close window

Minimizes the window to the system tray but leaves the program running in the background.

Exit application

Shuts down Philips SpeechControl.

The application control can be activated or deactivated by clicking Activate Application Control in the right-click menu of the system tray icon.

Active device

Displays a list of all connected devices.

By default, the first connected device is the active device. If more than one device is connected at the same time, their settings will not be automatically downloaded.

Device Information

Displays a dialog with detailed information about the active device.

This option is disabled if no devices are connected.

Help

Opens the online help system for Philips SpeechControl.

Device Configuration

On the Device tab page you can customize the behavior of the active device and configure its application buttons.

After starting Philips SpeechControl, the current settings of the device are automatically downloaded and displayed in the configuration editor, however, changes made with other applications after the first startup are not displayed, so they must be manually downloaded by clicking the Download menu item.

Furthermore, if more than one device is connected at the same time, their settings must also be manually downloaded. The newly defined settings can then be uploaded back to the device by clicking the Upload menu item.

The device can be set back to its factory defaults by clicking the Defaults menu item.

Note: These settings will overwrite any other settings made in the configuration editor.

The following settings are available:

Basic Settings

Advanced Settings

Button Configuration

Firmware Upgrade

Note: The availability of the above settings depends on the type of the selected device.

Basic Settings

Here you can customize the behavior of the active device.

Note: The available options depend on the type of the selected device.

Device - SpeechMike Premium 3510

SpeechMike Premium Air 4000

SpechOne with Docking Station

SpeechOne with AirBridge - Basic Settings is not visible

Foot Control ACC2330

Mouse

Here you can make general changes to the mouse.

Activate this option to set all mouse-related options simultaneously. By disabling this option, it will be undefined and only the manually set mouse functionalities will be applied. By enabling this option again, all mouse-related settings are set back to their factory defaults.

Note: This option is enabled by default.

Mouse style

Customizes your mouse style by switching between Right handed mouse and Left handed mouse modes. The primary mouse button is normally the left button, however, you can reverses the buttons and use the right mouse button as the primary button.

By default, the Right handed mouse mode is enabled.

Pointer speed

Slider

Adjusts the sensitivity of the mouse pointer, which causes the pointer to respond more quickly or slowly to the movements of the mouse.

Enable dynamic pointer

Increases the pointer speed at fast pointer movements.

Note: This option is only available for SpeechMike Air and SpeechMike 2 devices.

Pointer volume control

Enables volume level changing during playback. Note: This option is not available for SpeechMike 2 devices.

Drag lock

Activate this option to pick up a selected item by pressing the mouse button for more than the defined time. To drop the item just briefly press the button again.

Drag lock delay (in ms) Specifies the minimum pick-up time in milliseconds between 100 and 2500 (default = 500).

Scroll wheel

Note: This option is only available for SpeechMike 2 devices.

Here you can set the scroll wheel of the active device for the following functions:

Enable scroll wheel Activate this option to be able to scroll vertically within the active window by using the scroll wheel. Enable scroll wheel volume control Activate this option to be able to change the volume level during playback by using the scroll wheel.

Advanced Settings

Here you are provided with various enhanced options for customizing the behavior of the active device.

Note: The available options depend on the type of the selected device.

Button click

Here you can manage the suppression of button click noise. Activate this option to suppress all acoustical clicks during recording.

Warnings

Here you can specify the 'appearance' of the received warnings in case of connection problems.

Enable acoustical warning - Activate this option if you want the device to provide beeps. Enable haptic warning - Activate this option if you want the device to provide vibration alarm.

Note: This option is available only for SpeechMike Air devices.

Power mode

Here you can set the USB power mode of the active device.

Standard - Switches the active device to standard power management mode. Low - Switches the active device to low energy consumption mode.

Note: Playback volume may be quieter in Low mode

Note: This option is not available for SpeechMike Air devices.

Inactivity timers

Here you can specify after how much time the device should go into sleep mode and then switch off.

Sleep mode timer - Sets the inactive device to a low power consumption mode after the specified time. Power off timer - Switches off the inactive device after the specified time.

Note: This option is available only for SpeechMike Air devices.

Lost wireless connection

Here you can specify after how much time the device without wireless connection would be disconnected from the USB.

Disconnect USB - defines if and when the USB connection is interrupted.

Note: This option is available only for SpeechMike Air devices.

Lock device

Here you can change the lock device bit on the active device.

Activate this option to set the lock device bit stored on the active device.

Note: This option is provided for software integrators.

Microphone motion control

Here you can set how the microphone of the device changes the input level of the microphone while the device is laid down.

Disable microphone motion control - the input level of the microphone does not be changed while the device is placed. Reduce input level - automatically reduces the microphone input level by 20 dB while the device is placed. Mute microphone - automatically mutes the microphone while the device is placed.

Note: This option is available only for SpeechMike Premium, SpeechMike Premium Touch and SpeechMike Premium Air devices.

Voice prompts

Here you can set the language of the voice prompt.

Note: This option is available only for SpeechOne devices.

Voice prompt language - select the language of the voice prompt for the connected device.
Available languages: English, German, French, Danish, Japanese, Finnish, Dutch, Spanish, Italian, Chinese.

Scroll wheel

Here you can control the behaviour of the function keys.

Enable wheel functions on F-Keys - activate this option to substitute the mouse scroll wheel. Press F1 to scroll up, press F2 to scroll down, hold F3 for continuous scrolling.

Note: When this option is enabled, the device does not send the configured button events for these F-Keys.

Note: This option is available only for SpeechMike Premium, SpeechMike Premium Touch and SpeechMike Premium Air devices.

Button configuration

Here you can switch the role of the application buttons / pedals on the active device to meet your personal requirements. You can assign different functions to each button or pedal, and enable or disable certain features.

SpeechMike button mode

Event mode - this mode is supported by all SpeechMike devices. In this mode, SpeechMike devices can send button events only over a proprietary HID interface to the PC.

Keyboard mode - in this mode, SpeechMike devices do not send proprietary HID events when buttons are pressed. They send standard keyboard events instead, or change the state of the internal microphone of the SpeechMike device. These event can be handled by any software on the PC without integrating any SDK provided by Speech Processing Solutions.

Dragon Speech Recognition can be controlled directly by SpeechMike devices using keyboard events.

Browser mode - in this mode, SpeechMike buttons can be configured to the following events:

send keyboard events
send gamepad events: integrators can handle gamepad events with SpeechMike devices, for example, in browsers. Gamepad events cannot be configured on SpeechMike buttons, but can only be turned on or off.
change the state of the internal microphone of the SpeechMike device
send keyboard events and change the state of the internal microphone of the SpeechMike device
send gamepad events and change the state of the internal microphone of the SpeechMike device

Windows speech recognition mode (Custom 1) - this mode is optimized for Windows Speech Recognition.

SpeechMike buttons can be configured to send standard keyboard events, or change the state of the internal microphone of the SpeechMike device, or a combination of both.

Dragon for Mac mode (Custom 2) - this mode is optimized for Dragon Speech Recognition on macOS.

SpeechMike buttons can be configured to send standard keyboard events, or change the state of the internal microphone of the SpeechMike device, or a combination of both. For example, you can configure the F1 button to start a new paragraph.

Note: This mode can only be selected and uploaded to the connected device, but the operations on the buttons are not configurable. Please use SpeechControl for Mac on a computer with macOS to configure Dragon for Mac mode (Custom 2).

Dragon for Windows mode (Custom 3) - this mode is optimized for Dragon Speech Recognition on Microsoft Windows.

Availability

The following table shows the supported button modes depending on device types and firmware versions:

Mode/Device	SpeechMike Premium	SpeechMike Premium Touch	SpeechMike Premium Air	SpeechOne	SpeechMike Air	SpeechMike3
Event mode	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Keyboard mode	From Firmware v2.50	✔	✔	✔	-	-
Browser mode	-	From Firmware v3.50	✔	✔	-	-
Windows speech recognition mode (Custom 1)	From Firmware v2.60	From Firmware v3.50	From Firmware v4.50	✔	-	-
Dragon for Mac mode (Custom 2)	From Firmware v2.60	From Firmware v3.50	From Firmware v4.50	✔	-	-
Dragon for Windows mode (Custom 3)	From Firmware v2.60	From Firmware v3.50	From Firmware v4.50	✔

Firmware Upgrade

Preparation for all supported SpeechMike devices.

Firmware upgrade is possible only when the device is not currently in playback or recording mode.

Preparation for SpeechMike Air

The handheld device communicates with the computer through the AirBridge. The AirBridge is connected to the computer via USB. The AirPort is optional for everyday usage. It is also connected to the computer via USB. It charges the SpeechMike Air handheld device and provides place for the AirBridge.

For the firmware upgrade, it is mandatory to dock both the AirBridge and the SpeechMike Air device into the AirPort throughout the entire process. It is also necessary that the AirPort is connected to the power supply until the upgrade process is completed. During the firmware upgrade process both the SpeechMike Air device and the AirBridge are upgraded.

Preparation for SpeechMike Premium Air and SpeechOne

SpeechMike Premium Air and SpeechOne devices can be connected to the PC in two different ways: via docking station or via Philips AirBridge.

When connected via docking station, it is mandatory to dock the mobile device into the docking station throughout the entire firmware upgrade process.

When connected via Philips AirBridge, the mobile device must not be in Sleep mode when starting the firmware upgrade process.

Firmware upgrade

To upgrade the firmware from the Application do the following:

On the Device > Firmware upgrade page, click Import and select the folder which contains the firmware to be imported.
Click OK.
Select the firmware version from the Available firmware versions dialog and click Upgrade.
Confirm the firmware upgrade by clicking Yes, upgrade the device.
The Firmware upgrade dialog is displayed: the upgrade process can be followed on a progress bar.

The device is ready to use again after the dialog is getting closed.

To upgrade the firmware at Application startup, do the following:

When you start the application, click the pop-up message that is displayed on the Windows system tray. Optionally, click Firmware download is available on the status bar of the application. The download dialog is displayed.
Click Download now to download the latest device firmware. The upgrade dialog is displayed.
Click Upgrade now to install the firmware on your computer.
On the Device > Firmware upgrade page, select the firmware version from the Available firmware versions dialog and click Upgrade.
Confirm the firmware upgrade by clicking Yes, upgrade the device.
The Firmware upgrade dialog is displayed: the upgrade process can be followed on a progress bar.

The device is ready to use again after the dialog is getting closed.

Application Control Configuration

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Introduction

Toolbar

Options

About...

Help

Close window

Exit application

Active device

Device Information

Help

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