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                  Kurzweil VoicePad for Windows 95                  

                            Release 1.0                  

                              READ ME 

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AUDIO INPUT

1.    Confirming Correct Installation

Confirm correct installation by starting Kurzweil VoicePad, adding
yourself as a new user, checking sound levels, and adjusting the
microphone gain as needed.  Confirm proper operation by dictating
to the system.  Follow these steps: 

A. Start Kurzweil VoicePad. Add your name to the user list as a new
user.  Read the initial help dialog, and press OK.  The Start User
screen appears.  Select your name from the start user screen and
press OK.  If a dialog appears saying "Kurzweil VoicePad cannot 
control the microphone gain," you will have to perform step C3, below. 

B.  Complete a sound levels check by saying "Sound Levels" and 
following the prompts on the screen.  You will be prompted to record
four seconds of silence and to say nine words, "testing one two
three...six seven eight."

C.  Adjust the Microphone Gain as Needed:

1. If the difference between the level of silence and the level
of your Kurzweil VoicePad is not greater than two ticks on the sound 
levels meter, press the Mike Gain button and raise the gain. 

2. If the sound levels meter doesn't respond to your Kurzweil VoicePad
(even after you've raised the gain), check the following:
  - Make sure the microphone plug is connected to the microphone jack 
    on your sound board. 
  - If a microphone gain button is present in the Sound Levels dialog,
    press it, and raise the gain by a couple of ticks. 

3. If the gain button is not present, the microphone gain must be
set outside of Kurzweil VoicePad. See "Adjusting the Microphone Gain
Outside of Kurzweil VoicePad" in on-line help (search on the keyword
"microphone").

4.  If you still can't get a proper sound levels check, record a
test sentence using the sound recorder icon in the Accessories
program group to check the output sound quality of your sound
board. See "Checking Sound Board Fidelity" (search on the keyword
 "soundboard) in on-line help for this procedure.


2. Sound Board Compatibility  

Extensive steps have been taken to assure that Kurzweil VoicePad is
compatible with the widest possible range of Sound Blaster
16-compatible and Windows-compatible, 16-bit sound boards.  If you
experience recognition difficulty or find that the microphone
doesn't hear anything you say, the problem may be due to one of
the following: 

A. Incorrect microphone gain.  Because of the variations in
microphone gain among sound boards, Kurzweil VoicePad's default
microphone gain setting may be incorrect for your sound board.  If
recognition appears to be poor or erratic the first time you use
Kurzweil VoicePad, see "Adjusting Microphone Gain Inside Kurzweil
VoicePad" in on-line help for information about correcting the problem
(search on keyword "microphone").

B. Nonconforming sound board.  You should be able to use Kurzweil
VoicePad to control your microphone gain, but if your sound board
does not conform to accepted Windows conventions, you may need to
refer to "Adjusting Microphone Gain Outside Kurzweil VoicePad" in
on-line help for information about correcting the problem (search on
keyword "microphone").


KNOWN PROBLEMS AND WORKAROUNDS IN KURZWEIL VOICEPAD 1.0


1. "Say" Command in the Active Words Window

In the Active Words window, do not select the "Say" command from the pop-up
menu because Kurzweil VoicePad may crash.  If this occurs, please restart
Kurzweil VoicePad and continue.  To avoid this, you can double-click
on the item in the Active Words window.


2. Disk drive spinning during Setup

You may hear prolonged spinning of the disk drive during your setup of 
Kurzweil VoicePad. Do not be concerned; it is part of the mechanics of the 
Install Shield.


FEATURES AND APPLICATION NOTES

1.  Changing Kurzweil VoicePad System Files Using a Text Editor

When you add or edit commands using the Active Words window, Kurzweil
VoicePad automatically formats these commands in Kurzweil VoicePad .kvv 
system files.  If you are forced to edit .kvv files using a text editor 
(Notepad or Wordpad), you must insert an asterisk after the equal sign. The 
edited entry must be left justified. For example:  
"MY ADDRESS" =* "123 Main St.", , TEXT, Y, N



CONFIGURATION

1. Memory Requirements

VoicePad ships with a 12,000 word vocabulary and the ability for users to 
add an additional 500 words or commands.  It requires approximately 5.5
DEDICATED  RAM.  This does not include the memory required
for the Windows 95 operating system and any other applications you may
be running. Your applications and the operating system typically require 
8 MB of RAM.  Consequently, you will probably need a total of 16 MB of RAM 
to run VoicePad.

2. System Requirements

Kurzweil VoicePad Release 1.0 may perform adequately on a 486-based PC, but
a Pentium-based PC is strongly recommended.




