Philips Speech Processing has released the Digital Starter Memo Kit 9397. The Starter Kit is based on the Digital Pocket Memo 9370 with the additional items that make this an all-inclusive package that provides dictate as well as transcribe capabilities.

Package content 

Dictation Hardware

• Digital Pocket Memo 9370
• Speech Exec Dictate software
• Philips Secure Digital (SD) memory card
• 2 Philips AAA batteries
• USB cable
• Pouch

Transcription Hardware

• SpeechExec Transcribe Software
• Foot Control
• Earphones
• USB Software Dongle

Included Software

• 1 Starter kit that includes Speech Exec Dictate and Speech Exec Transcribe software.
• Installation Guides
• User manual
• Quick start guide

The Digital Pocket Memo 9370 is always ready to take your dictation. Handy, powerful and efficient, you can easily control the latest recording technology with push buttons. With the exchangeable SD card, you have virtually unlimited recording capacity and the .dss file format produces excellent sound quality.

Completed files can be quickly transferred to a PC via a USB cable for storage or professional transcription. The Digital Pocket Memo 9370 is packaged with SpeechExec Dictate, the easy-to-use dictation download software from Philips, of course.

Quick control

• Push buttons for single handed operation
• Intuitive control with 'Smart buttons'
• Large backlit LCD screen for an at-a-glance overview

Easy file handling

• SpeechExec Dictate software ensures easy installation and efficient handling of voice files
• Automatic file download to a PC for quick transcription

Designed around industry standards

• Compatible with industry-standards such as SD card, mini-USB socket, AAA batteries, 3.5 mm headphone and microphone sockets
• Supports the compact .dss file format, the industry standard for digital recording

Advanced technology doesn't have to be complicated. The SpeechExec Transcription Set 7177 is a digital transcription system specifically designed to make transcription easy and intuitive. The ergonomic accessories and innovative transcription software let you easily and efficiently manage jobs by displaying all relevant information such as jobs marked as priority and each job’s transcription status. SpeechExec Transcription Set 7177 is the sophisticated solution that simply lets you get on with your job.

Manage your workload

• Visual job overview allows more efficient organization and planning of workloads
• Visual workflow management facilitates priority documents to be transcribed in order of your preference
• Access to job information during transcription provides all relevant dictation data, such as length, author name, key words and priority status
• Job status indicator shows if a dictation is pending, in progress or completed
• Automatic transfer of dictation files via network

PC requirements

• Minimum: Pentium II, 233 MHz and 512 MB RAM.
• Recommended: Pentium III, 500 MHz and 1 GB RAM.
• Min. hard disk capacity: 150 MB
• Control connection: self-powered USB port

Software requirements

• Microsoft Windows 2000 (SP4), XP (SP2), Vista

For all listed operating systems, we recommend to apply the latest Service Pack available before installing SpeechExec.

Network requirements

• Recommended minimum transfer rate for LAN: 100Mbit/s

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