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PowerMic II Getting Started Guide
Dragon® Medical
Version10.1
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Contents
Dragon Medical Version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
PowerMic II Illustration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Adding a Dictation Source for the PowerMic II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Using the PowerMic II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Dictating with the PowerMic II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Using the PowerMic II as a Mouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Scanning Barcodes with your PowerMic II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Reassigning the PowerMic II Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Using the Buttons with DragonTemplates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Using the Buttons to Tab Within an Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Using a Button to Delete the Last Word . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Using a Button to Switch Between Hidden Mode and Normal Mode . . . . . . 12
Changing the Dictate Button to a Microphone On/Off Button . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
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Getting Started with the PowerMic II and Dragon Medical, Version 10.1
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Getting Started with the
PowerMic II and Dragon
Medical, Version 10.1
Objectives
The instructions in this document are designed for the experienced
Dragon Medical user who is about to start using the PowerMic II,
as well as trainers who will be assisting Dragon Medical users
with this microphone.
This document covers the following topics:
• Adding a dictation source for the PowerMic II
• Using the PowerMic II to dictate, say
commands, and to function as a mouse
• Customizing the PowerMic II buttons to do the
following tasks:
• Navigating in a Dragon Template
• Tabbing within an application
• Deleting the last word
• Turning hidden mode on and off
• Turning the microphone on by pressing and releasing
(rather than holding in) a button
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Getting Started with the PowerMic II and Dragon Medical, Version 10.1
Dragon Medical Version
These instructions apply only to version 10.1 of Dragon Medical. If you are
using version 10.0, please see document L-3271-001. If you are using version
9.x or lower, you need to upgrade to version 10 to take advantage of most of
the features of the PowerMic II.
Note: The Dragon Medical Version 10.1 Provider Packet (part number L3243-003) has two pages on the PowerMic II. One shows the default
settings, and one has blanks where you can write in your custom settings.
PowerMic II Illustration
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