4 Working with Philips hardware devices

Philips hardware devices designed for compatibility with SpeechExec and can also be used to control the SpeechExec program. For detailed information, refer to the documentation delivered with the device.

4.1Foot control

The foot control is designed to offer a convenient, hands-free tool for playback of files for transcription.

The Foot Control has three pedals: a middle, a right and a left.

Press and hold the left pedal for fast rewind. When rewinding reaches the desired position, release the pedal.

Press and hold the middle pedal to fast forward. When forwarding reaches the desired position, release the pedal.

The right pedal starts playback. The behavior for starting and stopping playback depends on the setting of the playback switch on the underside of the foot control:

N (Neutral) position: Press and hold the right pedal for playback. When the pedal is released, playback is stopped.

T (Toggle) position: Press and release the right pedal to start continuous playback. Press the right pedal again to stop playback.

D Note: There is a priority sequence among the three foot pedals. The middle pedal has the highest priority and stops actions started by the left or right switch. The left pedal has the next highest priority. It stops actions started by the right switch. The right pedal has the lowest priority.

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