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.
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Philips SpeechControl is not supported in remote session.
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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.
Device Information
Displays a dialog with detailed information about the active device.
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.
The following settings are available:
Basic Settings
Advanced Settings
Button Configuration
Firmware Upgrade
Basic Settings
Here you can customize the behavior of the active 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.
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.

Pointer speed
Adjusts the sensitivity of the mouse pointer, which causes the pointer to respond more quickly or slowly to the movements of the mouse.
Increases the pointer speed at fast pointer movements.
Pointer volume control
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:
Advanced Settings
Here you are provided with various enhanced options for customizing the behavior of the active 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.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.
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.

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.



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.
Dragon for Windows mode (Custom 3) - this mode is optimized for Dragon Speech Recognition on Microsoft Windows.
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.
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 |
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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:
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On the Import and select the folder which contains the firmware to be imported.
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Click OK.
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Select the firmware version from the Available firmware versions dialog and click Upgrade.
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Confirm the firmware upgrade by clicking Yes, upgrade the device.
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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:
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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.
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Click Download now to download the latest device firmware. The upgrade dialog is displayed.
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Click Upgrade now to install the firmware on your computer.
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On the Available firmware versions dialog and click Upgrade.
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Confirm the firmware upgrade by clicking Yes, upgrade the device.
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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.
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