Compadre™:Interact Frequently Asked QuestionsHow do I start?What's the best position to hold the microphone?Do I need to speak any differently from the way I usually speak?What's the best process to use for a conversation?What do I do if the program is not recognizing what I'm saying?What do I do if ambient noise is too loud for good speech recognition?What if the ambient noise environment has changed since I last set up my microphone?If I retrain my Voice Profile will that erase my previous training?What does MT vs. TM mean?How do I create a new Voice Profile?My microphone or speaker isn't working!How do I start?Click on the microphone icon on the left of the screen or say "Start Listening". The speech recognition takes a little while to activate so you may have to say "Start Listening" two or three times. This only happens when Interact is first launched. Subsequent times will be faster. Then, speak into the microphone. What's the best position to hold the microphone?If you're using a hand-held microphone the mic should consistently be approximately 1" from the speaker's mouth. Hold the microphone steady while speaking and speak directly "down the pipe" of the microphone. Do I need to speak any differently from the way I usually speak?Think about what
you want to say before
you say it. What's the best process to use for a conversation?Use the switch on
the microphone to
turn it on and also click the microphone button on the screen. What do I do if the program is not recognizing what I'm saying?Repeat a phrase or sentence using different words that mean the same thing to clarify a point. What do I do if ambient noise is too loud for good speech recognition?Be sure to use a good noise-canceling microphone to improve speech recognition. Usually a headset microphone is noise-canceling but a hand-held is not. If recognition is still not working use the keyboard to enter the source text. What if the ambient noise environment has changed since I last set up my microphone?Try running microphone setup again to adjust the audio input levels. If I retrain my Voice Profile will that erase my previous training?
No, training is
cumulative. The more
training you do, the more accurate your speech recognition will be. What does MT vs. TM mean?MT (Machine Translation) is a program that translates sections of text (words, sentences or paragraphs) from one language to another. Translation is done completely with a computer program so is generally not perfect. TM (Translation Memory) is an auxiliary database that keeps commonly used phrases along with their verified translations. A TM allows the user to choose a translation of a particular phrase and ask Interact to use that translation for every instance of the phrase. Users can keep adding to their TM database or keep separate databases for particular uses. You can also create and edit a TM database with Composer which is installed on your computer along with Interact. How do I create a new Voice Profile?Go to the Speech Recognition tab on the Configure Screen. Select any current Voice Profile and click the green "+" icon. This will not affect the selected Voice Profile; you need to select a Profile in order to set an option inside Interact before you create a new Profile. This is a bug and we are working on this. My microphone or speaker isn't working!Please read the User Guide section entitled Getting Started: Setting Up Your Microphone: Troubleshooting Devices. Please also check the following:
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