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Taking test, foot pedal issue - report begins over every time I lift my foot! - Test Test


Posted: May 27, 2010

I am taking a test for a company and have gotten as far as taking the transcription portion.  I downloaded their file (pedalplugin-win) but whenever I lift my foot off play, the tape rewinds to beginning.  I cannot rewind or FF and autoplay to 0 isn't registering.

Can anyone suggest what I could do to?

Thanks!!!!  I have 4 hours to complete test.

Are you playing it in your - program, or theirs?

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I always play test files in Express Scribe if I can, and you can change those settings by hitting file, then settings. If it's their program and you can't play it in yours, then you probably can't change it. Those are a real pain in the butt! Although I don't think I've ever had one where it wentn back to the beginning when I lifted my foot off the pedal; yikes!

Their program. Test works okay but then.. - OP

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when I am about to do the actual dictation, lifing up off "play" rewinds the dictation completely to beginning. I did reboot. This is the 3rd company I have tested for that left me with the inability to take their test because of this. We have 24 hours, of course, and I am sitting here with racing heart. Dictation is easy enough. I may try slowing it down and giving it my best shot.

Thank you kind MT.

Is it at the MT Test site that a lot of companies - use? If so...

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you can run it in Express Scribe if you have it, and if not it is a free download. Some company programs allow you to change foot pedal commands, as well, but wouldn't know how to tell you to do that. The fact that you've had several tests where this happened made me think that maybe they were on the MT Test site.

Good luck to you! Try to calm down and relax. I know the testing process can be extremely stressful, to say the least.


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