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               MedImaVoice Installation Notes
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We recommend that you read the entire contents of this file
prior to installing MedImaVoice.


TABLE OF CONTENTS
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  1.  SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
  2.  INSTALLING MedImaVoice
  3.  SPEECH INTERFACE
  4.  CONTACT AND FURTHER INFORMATION


1. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
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  * Processor eq. Intel 486/ Pentium I or better.
  * Microsoft Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7/8 (32/64 bit).
  * Memory 64 MB of RAM (512 MB or more recommended).
  * 3 MB hard disk space. 
  * VGA or higher resolution monitor.
  * Mouse or other pointing device.
  * Networks supported: Any Microsoft Windows 95 or Windows
    NT/2000 compatible network.

For using the Speech Interface please see the requirements
listed in section "SPEECH INTERFACE"


2. INSTALLING MedImaVoice
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The current MedImaVoice (BETA!) version doesn't require
an installation.


3. SPEECH INTERFACE
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For using the speech interface the following components
are necessary:

  * Microsoft SAPI 5.1 (see below)
  * Loudspeaker (for Text-To-Speech).
  * Microphone or Headset (for Speech Recognition).

The Microsoft SAPI 5.1 Text-To-Speech engine ships with 
Windows XP or higher, the Speech Recognition Engine with 
at least Windows Vista.
Some other applications might have already installed 
SAPI 5.1 on your computer.

If it is not yet available and you want to use 
  - the Text-To-Speech Engine on Windows 2000
  - the Speech Recognition on Windows XP or 2003
  - additional voices (Mike and Mary)
please download the the Microsoft Speech 5.1 SDK from
  http://www.microsoft.com/speech/download/sdk51
and install it.



4. CONTACT AND FURTHER INFORMATION
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mhgs@MHGSoft.de
http://www.MHGSoft.de
http://www.dicom-solutions.com

MedImaVoice was developed by MHGS.