Make sure it's reasonably quiet where you are, and that Dragon isn't hearing background voices, music players or TVs.

Make sure your device is right in front of you when you speak.

Select Settings>Profile>Open User Profile and select your user profile. If you see Dragon in this state, the microphone is disabled, either because no user profile is open or because you opened a transcription profile. If Dragon is asleep, do one of the following to wake it up:

Press the forward slash key (/) on the numeric keypad.

To put Dragon to sleep, do one of the following: To turn the microphone off, do one of the following:

Press the plus sign key (+) on the numeric keypad.

To turn the microphone on, do one of the following: Check your device manufacturer's Web site for updates.ĭragon's microphone has to be on for you to dictate.ĭragon's microphone has to be on for you to dictate.

Make sure you have the latest audio drivers for your device.

Make sure your microphone is turned on and not muted.

A window or dialog box must be active for you to dictate into it. The active window can change when you use another application or save your profile.

Make sure the window in which you want to dictate is active.

If your audio signal level is low, more memory is used to recognize your speech and Dragon will run more slowly.

Run Dragon's sound system check: say 'Check Audio' (or 'Switch to DragonBar', then 'Settings', then 'Microphone', then 'Check Microphone').

If you are using a USB microphone, connect it directly to the computer's USB port and not a USB extension or hub. If you are using a laptop with a docking station, try connecting your microphone to the laptop instead of the docking station, or vice versa.

If you are using an external microphone, check that your microphone is properly plugged into your computer.

Check that Dragon's microphone is on (as opposed to off or asleep).

If you get no response when you speak into your microphone:

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