Radio Shack TRS-80 Voxbox - Page 9

Hints
on
Using
VOXBOX
3.
Hints on Using
VOXBOX
Computer
Speech Recognition
is
still in its
early
stages.
You
cannot,
for
example, expect the
VOXBOX
to
understand
you
unless
you
make
every effort
to make yourself
understood.
Put
another
way, it
is easy
to fool the VOXBOX;
the goal is
to
communicate
with
your
Computer through
it.
To obtain the
best results from
your
VOXBOX,
always
follow
the
following
suggestions:
Environmental
Conditions
Your VOXBOX,
like
you, will work
best in
a clean
and
quiet
room.
Background noise
will be picked
up
by the
microphone
and
mixed
with
speech, reducing
the recognition
accuracy
of
the
VOXBOX.
Using the
Microphone
Hold the microphone
almost
touching
your lips.
Movement
of the
microphone
introduces
additional
variations
into
the
system
which
increase the chance
of recognition
mistakes.
When VOXBOX is
ready for
you to
talk,
press
the
push-to-talk
button
on the Mic;
release the
button
when
you have
finished
pronouncing
the word
or phrase.
Speak slowly and
distinctly into
the
Mic,
using
as little
inflection
as
possible. You
will need
to pronounce
your
words
consistently,
so don't
use a forced
or unnatural
pronunciation.
Choose Your
Language
and
Words
You
may use any language
or words
with
VOXBOX,
programming
it
in the language and
words of choice.
Even
though
the video
display
may "prompt"
you
in
English,
it is
not necessary
to
use
the
same
English word.
Be consistent
in
your speech
Once you have trained
the
VOXBOX
on
a given
vocabulary,
pronounce the words
consistently
so the
VOXBOX
can
recognize
them more reliably.