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If you are told you need a "DICTAPHONE FOOT PEDAL".. - Just me
Posted: May 21, 2013
Will an INFINITY USB I or INFINITY USB II work just the same?
In case anyone works there and knows, it's for a job at Landmark Transcription company.
Thanks!
They should supply it! Anyway... my Dictaphone pedal has ..sm.. - Wandering
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a special Dictaphone line adapter on it to play ExText files. (I was using TransNet with Transcend, I think.) The pedal itself is the regular infinity one, but this adapter has a phone line connector on one side and a thick white cord ending in a USB end on the other. I could not play other files with this foot pedal in place and had to keep a regular Infinity pedal hooked up in another port for testing or other accounts. I've had my pedal for over 5 years. Don't know if newer ones are constructed the same way, but I do see Dictaphone-specific foot pedals on Transcriptiongear.com and they also have this foot pedal adapter available by itself. I think you'll need to know some more account/VPN specifics from the tech guys in order to be able to get the correct pedal. Good luck!
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If working as an IC, they do not supply foot pedal.
Thanks! - Juse me
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I'll figure it out. I think I know exactly what I need to do after your reply. Thank you so much!
I'm needing to find out if anyone else out there has had trouble/issues with their foot pedal fast fwding the audios sporadically when dealing w/ the Dictaphone/EXText software. I can't seem to get any tech support from my employment nor find anything about it online. Just need help finding the right avenue to take. Anyone had this issue before???
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Does anyone work on the Dictaphone correction client speech recognition. I need to get a new foot pedal. Can I just purchase a Dictaphone foot pedal and it will work with it or is there a special Dictaphone foot pedal that I need. Tell me what kind you have model # etc if you work with this if you don't mind. Every other report that comes up errors out when I push the foot pedal. I get the message Specified handle is invalid. No speech will come up, it is just blank, then I have to go ...
It's a pedal with just a telephone jack type clip on the main wire, then there's a small converter piece/cord with a USB plug on the other end to go into the computer. I tried it on my computer and it doesnt seem to work.
Will this work with other programs or is it proprietary to Dictaphone? ...
Although I have not gotten the official offer letter yet, my future employer wants me to get a "Dictaphone foot pedal with adapter". I've worked in the office for many years with a Dictaphone system, but when looking for one on the Internet to buy, there appears to be different models/adapters. Any ideas? I don't want to ask them just yet what to buy as it is an IC position and I don't want to look stupid, though I guess I probably am. ...
Is there a difference between a USB foot pedal and an Infinity foot pedal? I have a part-time job that lists equipment needed as an infinity foot pedal, I have an USB one that worked fine to take the test, if there is a difference then I need to order one fast.
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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. ...
I am a recent grad and have my foot pedal from school which is an Infinity In-USB-2. Can anyone tell me what the difference is between that and a wav. pedal? I have tried testing on several sites that require a wav. pedal and my pedal will not work on these. Any thoughts? ...
Hello. I was wondering if anyone could give me advice on the best footpedal to buy. I am just getting back into transcription after being away from it for several years and I am not very technologically bright :-) I don't have any clients yet but I would like to have a wave pedal or foot pedal ready for whenever I do find a client. What would be the kind that would be the most versatile and go with most platforms/systems? I have Windows Vista. Any advice ...
I'm over testing for the Q on their test site and thought I had installed my foot pedal but it's not working.
Does anyone know how to use your foot pedal on the test rather than that silly F1 function key to start and stop the audio? I'm afraid I'll be here all night getting 5-6 words at a time with the "hand" method as opposed to the "foot" method, LOL!
Any suggestions greatly appreciated...Grazi! ...
I've got a USB-2 foot pedal here, brand new from Martel Direct, as part of an all-in-1 kit. Some job listings specify a USB-1 foot pedal; others just say USB foot pedal.
Is there a huge difference between the 1 and the 2 versions? ...
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I had to get a 9-pin foot pedal for a new job. I configured it but now my USB foot pedal will not work on Express Scribe. How do I get both of them to work?
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I am switching computers and cannot get my foot pedal to work. I believe I need to download a driver, but am not exactly sure which one I need. It is a serial to USB connection if that makes any difference. Cannot find any model number, etc, on my pedal. I work with the I Know Med system. Can anyone out there help this frustrated MT??? ...
Hello - I have a question - im trying to pick out an MT school and I have just talked to one of them that said they do not offer a footpedal because they believe the footpedal will be obsolete in a few years. Now I have never ever heard of this before but thought I would check with you all to see if anyone has ever heard this and what software programs actually allow you to work without a footpedal. TIA ...
Just wondered if anyone here had ever heard of a foot pedal that could be activated some other way than by pressing with your foot. I have a handicapped friend who was hoping there was one that could be activated any other way.
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I am starting my new job as an IC today, and the foot pedal given to me today has a phone line connection. I have a new Dell and no phone line connection possible on my PC. I do have a USB foot pedal. I am still installing software necessary for the program, so I have not been able to give it a test spin. Will my USB foot pedal work, or will I have to wait a week for the adapter to come in? ...
I was curious whether anyone on this board has had experience doing transcription without a foot pedal and using their mouse to control the transcription player. I recently tested at Wedmedx for QA and Rad jobs and they wouldn't let me use a foot pedal, I also couldn't slow it down. I missed passing the QA test by 2 points and the rad test by 6 points. A couple of the docs were ESL and the sound quality was not that great. I have years and years of transcription experience bu ...
I have recently been diagnosed with osteoarthritis of my right knee. Despite taking ibuprofen, after working a while my leg aches from the knee down. Does anyone have any tips for combinating this pain? It is making it difficult to work for long periods of time. Thanks! ...
I am about half way through my transcription training, I've just begun the actual transcription portion of my schooling. My school did not provide a foot pedal nor did they say that I needed to purchase a foot pedal but trying to do a transcription with a mouse is a pain in the you know what! Is this something that I will get used to or should I purchase a foot pedal? Any suggestions on what I should purchase? ...
I need a new foot pedal but am not sure what I need. The one I am using right now is infinity in-usb-1. I would like one that doesn't backspace/rewind when I take my foot off it. Any ideas? ...
gallon laundry detergent jug and filled it with water. When I need a bathroom break, I set the jug on the edge of my pedal and the dr jabbers away while I am gone. ...
Does anyone have an idea of what could be wrong with my foot pedal? While I am working, sometimes when I lift up my foot to stop the dictation, it keeps playing like the pedal is stuck or something. I have not spilled any kind of sugary drink on it to make it sticky. It also does this with the fast forward and rewind pedals. It's about 5 years old....is it just getting worn out? ...
All of a sudden my foot pedal has been automatically back spacing about two sentences. Does anyone have a clue how to change it so it doesn't back space? Thanks! ...
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I just got a new computer and was in the process of moving my foot pedal over to it, and to my shock, there is no outlet in the back of the new one that is compatible with my old foot pedal, which is a DB9 outlet, there are only USB ports back there. Is there some sort of converter I can plug it into to make it work or will I have to buy a new foot pedal that is a USB foot pedal?? Thanks so much! ...
Does anyone know if someone has come up with a cordless foot pedal yet? If not, I'm going to look into someone making one because I cannot stand this cord any longer! I'm using a laptop...and yes, I work with it in my lap ;)).
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