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Footpedal adapter & other questions - vjj

Posted: Sep 29, 2011

I am researching getting some at-home work for either medical or regular transcription via the internet. I am a very experienced med transcriptionist but am very hesitant to work for a national company due to a previous bad experience. Can anybody give me a rundown on what the best equipment would be? I am looking at an Infinity USB footpedal (do I also need a 9-point serial adapter for versatility? I do have an Olympus Pearlcorder T1000 micro-cassette transcriber, but am wondering if there is an adapter available for the footpedal to be used on a PC? (I'm thinking not.)

My O/S is Windows7 64 bit and I have Word 2003 installed.

From my research I've found all types of hardware/software requirements, but it's making it difficult to just test if I don't have/purchase the right (most versatile) equipment/software. Can anyone help? THANK YOU!

I know someone that can help - AngieGT

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Wow, this just happened to me too. I was looking for a foot pedal and I thought maybe I could find an adapter for my old one. I looked online but I couldn't find one. Although I did find a company online that could answer my questions and sell me a new USB foot pedal real cheap $48.80. They also confirmed what I had found out for myself, that there isn't an adapter for the old pedals. The company is MooreDictation.com , check them out, they're real nice too.

I'm no expert but the new pedal I got worked on my new Win7 computer and I don't think that the word processing software matters at all.
MooreDictation.com also sells transcribing software.

I hope this helped.

Foot pedal question & Stedman's Spell Checker or Dictionary? - vjj

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Thanks AngieGT! Just what I needed. Today I ordered the GearPlayer4 Transcription software and a USB foot pedal from transcriptiongear.com. Plan to go ahead and purchase a serial adapter since some transcription companies require it over the USB connection.

Another question I have is, do you purchase the Stedman's Spell Checker or the medical dictionary to add to your PC's dictionary?

Appreciate the advice!

Jeanette

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