1 Installation and Registration This section covers the product package, the software and hardware requirements for Kurzweil 1000™ and VoiceText™ Text-To-Speech software. There will also be installation and registration instructions for both, as well as steps for installing DECtalk™ Access32. What's in the Product Package? The following is a general list of contents. The items you receive may be a subset of this list, and may depend on whether you are a new customer or an upgrade customer, and may depend on which version you are upgrading from. • The Kurzweil 1000 software CD-ROM. • The Kurzweil 1000 Reference Guide. • The Kurzweil 1000 Quick Reference. • The Version 11 Installation and New Features Guide and the Installation cassette tape. • Two Tutorial cassette tapes. These Tutorial tapes are based on Kurzweil 1000 Version 8, but 90 percent of the information is still applicable. You may find that some items on a menu have moved and others have been added to accommodate new features, but how and where you find the majority of the features remain the same. • You'll also find in the package, the NeoSpeech VoiceText CD-ROM. • The Classic Literature CD-ROM and Guide. • Possibly a Certificate of Ownership bearing the serial number for the product. You can call Kurzweil Educational Systems Customer Service to request any of the guides or cassette tapes if they are not included in your package. The number is 1-800-894-5374. Please listen for and press the extension number for Customer Service. Some of the material, such as the Tutorial, is available in text file and MP3 file format from our web site, www.kurzweiledu.com. There is a Kurzweil 1000 Braille Guide for Braille users, which is also available upon request. Software and Hardware Requirements The list of software and hardware minimum requirements for Kurzweil 1000 and VoiceText follow: • 500 MHz Pentium III processor or faster. For VoiceText, a minimum of 700 MHz is required. • 128 MB of RAM; 256 MB if you're using VoiceText. • At least 500 MB of available hard disk space; and an additional 625 MB for VoiceText. • A CD-ROM drive. • A TWAIN-compatible flatbed scanner (check the Kurzweil Educational Systems Web site, www.kurzweiledu.com, for a list of compatible scanners). • A Sound Blaster® -compatible sound card with speakers. • A Full-size keyboard and/or a 17-button keypad. • Windows® 2000, XP and Vista operating systems. While most of Kurzweil 1000 will work on Windows 98 and ME systems, there may be important components or significant features that will not be available. The OCR engine titled ScanSoft 15 cannot be used in earlier operating systems, so ScanSoft 12 will be installed in systems with those operating systems. As a consequence, form recognition will not be available in systems with Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows ME. The CD writing facility will only be available in systems running Windows 2003, Windows XP or Vista. A number of devices supported by the Send To facility are not supported under Windows 98, including Book Courier, Book Port, and Road Runner. • And the Kurzweil 1000 product CD-ROM. Before Installing Kurzweil 1000 Here are some important notes for consideration before installing Kurzweil 1000: • With Windows 2000, XP and Vista, ensure that you have administrative privileges to install Kurzweil 1000. • The installation is designed for the novice computer user and there will be two options presented to you: one which uses a screen reader and the other which uses the Kurzweil 1000 voice provided. During the installation process, Kurzweil 1000 will ask you to specify which you would like to use. In addition, note that the installation process is self-explanatory, and Kurzweil 1000 provides help throughout the process. • After installing Kurzweil 1000, you must register the product. Your sessions are limited to two hours until your registration is successful. If after 30 days, you have not registered, you will no longer have the full product. • If you purchased the DECtalk Access32 software speech engine option there is a separate installation process. Note, however, that if you have DECtalk installed for Kurzweil 1000 Version 8 or 9, you do not have to re-install it for Version 11. • If you plan on installing VoiceText, there are two things you should be aware of: You must install Kurzweil 1000 Version 11 first before installing VoiceText, and you must uninstall any older version of VoiceText that may be on the system. At the beginning of the Installation procedure, Kurzweil 1000 automatically checks for the existence of any older version of VoiceText on your system. If there is one, Kurzweil 1000 asks if you want to automatically remove it. • If you have an earlier version of Kurzweil 1000 on your system, we recommend that you uninstall it before installing Version 11, although it's not necessary to do so. • There are a couple of situations in which you may not want to uninstall. For instance, you may not want to uninstall Version 7 if you want to keep RealSpeak English, or uninstall Version 8 or earlier if you want to keep the RTK OCR engine. • If Kurzweil 1000 Version 11 is already installed on your system and you attempt to perform an install with the product CD, a message will indicate that it is already installed and you will then have the option of modifying, uninstalling or repairing the current installation. • Note that Kurzweil 1000 does not install scanners. Use the scanner manufacturer's instructions to install the scanner card, software, and the scanner itself. If you already have Kurzweil 1000 installed and you are installing a new scanner, it's not necessary to re-install Kurzweil 1000. • Check for the latest information on the installation process from the product Release Notes in the Readme.txt file on the Kurzweil 1000 product CD. • Depending on your system and the options you select, installation may require up to 15 minutes. Uninstalling Kurzweil 1000 To uninstall an earlier version of the product, use the following procedure. Note, however, that if you want to continue using RealSpeak or RTK, do not uninstall. 1. First open the Start menu from the Windows taskbar. 2. Go to the Programs menu and select Kurzweil Educational Systems. 3. From the Kurzweil Educational submenu, choose Uninstall Kurzweil 1000. Installing Kurzweil 1000 Version 11 There are two options when installing Kurzweil 1000. You can use a screen reader or the Kurzweil 1000 voice provided. By default, Kurzweil 1000 installs in your C: drive. If you want to use a different drive or system folder, you should use the screen reader installation method. If you want to use the voiced installation, you must exit any screen reader first. Before you arrive at the place in the installation procedure where you must choose between these two methods, the steps are the same, and we'll cover them now. 1. If you are using Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows Vista, make sure you have Administrator privileges. 2. Shut down all applications. Make sure your speakers are plugged in, and set the volume to comfortably hear the screen reader. 3. Place the Kurzweil 1000 CD-ROM in your system's CD-ROM drive. The auto-install process begins. If it doesn't, choose Run from the Windows Start menu. Type: your CD-ROM drive letter, followed by :\setup.exe, then press ENTER to start the setup program. 4. If Kurzweil 1000 detects an older version of VoiceText voices, it asks if you want to automatically uninstall it. Press the Enter key for Yes. Press the Escape key for No. Be aware that you must first uninstall any older version of VoiceText in order to install a new version. 5. Next, Kurzweil 1000 asks you to choose between voiced installation or screen reader installation. To use the Kurzweil 1000 voiced installation, press the ENTER key. To use the screen reader installation, press the ESCAPE key. Here the installation process diverges. This guide presents the Voiced Installation first followed by the Screen Reader Installation. If you are planning on using the screen reader, skip over the following section. To install Kurzweil 1000 using the voiced installation: This procedure assumes that you have completed the Preliminary Steps and have pressed ENTER to use the voiced installation. Before continuing with the installation, however, note the following keyboard keys and their numeric keypad equivalents, which you can use throughout the voiced installation process: • ENTER key or Accept (top-right key on the keypad) for Yes. • ESCAPE key or Cancel (top-left key on the keypad) for No. • F1 key or the Help and Status key (bottom-right corner on the keypad) for Help; Kurzweil 1000 repeats the prompt. • BACKSPACE key or Rewind (left-most key in row 4 on the keypad) to go back to the previous prompt. Continue the voiced installation with the following steps: 1. 1. A prompt asks if you want to modify the installation options. Press ESCAPE to perform a default installation, or ENTER to modify the options. The default installation installs Eloquence™ U.S. and U.K. voices, ScanSoft recognition engine, FineReader recognition engine for English, the dictionary and various other options. If you chose to customize your installation options, the system asks if you want to install the following items. After you hear the item's name, press ENTER to install or ESCAPE to not install it. Eloquence American English. Eloquence British English. Six Eloquence European languages. For Windows 98 or Windows ME, you'll be asked about SSIL, which provides support for some hardware speech synthesizers. Finally, you'll be asked about bilingual dictionaries, and additional FineReader selections. 2. Next, the system asks whether or not you want Kurzweil 1000 to start automatically each time you start your system. Press ENTER if you do not want Kurzweil 1000 to start automatically. Otherwise, press ESCAPE for auto-start. 3. Press ENTER to confirm your choices and proceed with the installation. 4. Sometimes computers need to be shut down and restarted in order to complete an installation. If that is necessary, a prompt will ask whether you want to Restart your computer now or later. (If you choose later, remember that in order to start Kurzweil 1000, you should Restart the system first.) If you elected not to have Kurzweil 1000 start automatically, you can use CONTROL+ALT+K to start Kurzweil 1000. 5. At this point, you may remove the Kurzweil 1000 CD-ROM. 6. Once Kurzweil 1000 starts up, it reads the license agreement. Press ENTER to accept the agreement. 7. Go to the section entitled, Registering Kurzweil 1000, to register the product. If you want to install VoiceText or DECTalk, you can find the instructions after the information on Registering Kurzweil 1000. To install Kurzweil 1000 using the screen reader: This procedure assumes that you've completed the Preliminary Steps and have pressed ESCAPE to use the screen reader for installation. Continue the installation with the following steps: 1. On Windows 98 or ME system, you'll get another prompt asking you to select an SSIL hardware speech synthesizer. For all other Windows operating systems, go to step 2. 2. Next, you will be asked if you want to install certain bilingual dictionaries. 3. If you aren't using a hardware speech synthesizer, press ENTER to continue. If you are using a hardware speech synthesizer, press the UP/ DOWN ARROW key until you hear the desired selection, then press ENTER to continue 4. Next is the request for Customer Information. Here, type your user name. 5. Next, press the TAB key to go to the organization name text box. This is an optional entry. If you are using Windows XP or Windows 2000, there's an additional option: "Install this application for: Anyone to use..., or Only Me .... "TAB to go to this option, and select the Anyone to use option. Press ENTER: to continue. 6. Next, specify if you want a Complete or Customized setup. Complete is the default option. If you want the Complete install: Press ENTER and go to step 8. 7. If you'd rather customize your install, or want to place Kurzweil 1000 on a different drive than the default C drive or in a different folder: Press TAB to select Customized. The Custom Setup dialog opens. The Custom option installs just the files you leave selected in this box. The following are changes you can make: To remove the feature files you don't want, use the UP/DOWN ARROW keys to go through the list, stop when you hear the name of the file you don't want and press the SPACEBAR: key. You'll hear, "This feature will not be available" for selections that are removed. You cannot remove Main files as they are necessary for Kurzweil 1000 to function. To change the drive or location in which to place Kurzweil 1000, select Main Files, and then press TAB to go to the Change command. Press ENTER. In the Change dialog that opens, type the name of the desired drive and or location, or press SHIFT +TAB to select another location. Press ENTER: to close the dialog. When you are done customizing the setup, press ENTER to continue with the installation. 8. Next, the system asks whether or not you want Kurzweil 1000 to start automatically each time you start your system. Press ESCAPE for auto-start. Press ENTER if you do not want Kurzweil 1000 to start automatically. 9. The system may prompt you to Restart the computer. If it doesn't, or after you have restarted your computer, you can use CONTROL+ALT+K to start Kurzweil 1000. 10. Once Kurzweil 1000 starts up, it reads the license agreement. Press ENTER to accept the agreement. 11. Go to the section entitled, Registering Kurzweil 1000, to register the product. If you want to install VoiceText or DECTalk, you can find the instructions after the information on Registering Kurzweil 1000. Registering Kurzweil 1000 When you first install Kurzweil 1000, it is in Demonstration mode. In this mode, all features will be available, but each session is limited to two hours. Worse, after 30 days, the product will no longer be available to you. To use the full product right away, it's important that you register. Before you register, here are a few things you must do and know: 1. Consider how you want to register. You can register Online through the software if your system has an Internet connection, or by telephone or by floppy diskette. If you plan on using the last method, be sure to have a diskette ready. 2. Also have the serial number ready. We provide this in both print and Braille in the following places: on your Certificate of Ownership card enclosed with the documentation packaging, (this is a square card with the upper-right-corner cut away), on the outside of the product box, and on the CD holder. If you are upgrading from Version 7, 8, or 9 to Version 10, you should use the same serial number with which you registered previously, and the system will remember that number for you. If you are upgrading from an earlier version than Version 7, you will receive a new serial number. If you purchased multiple Kurzweil 1000 licenses, the serial number for the set is the same. During the registration process, you can type or scan the serial number from any of the sources mentioned above. 3. Note the Kurzweil 1000 Customer Service contact information. In the U.S. and Canada use 1-800-894-5374. For international calls use +781-276-0600. Each one of the registration methods is straight-forward, but, if after repeated unsuccessful attempts, you still need assistance, please call us. Preliminary Registration Steps 1. In Kurzweil 1000, open the Help menu. You can use ALT+H. Then press G to select Register. The first of multiple Registration dialog boxes opens. Some of the dialogs you'll use during the registration procedure have the Next and Back commands. Press ALT+N or the ENTER key to go to the next dialog and ALT+B or ESCAPE to go back to the previous one. To get from one item to another, press the TAB key. In the first dialog, your cursor is in the Serial Number box. 2. Type in or scan the serial number. If you've registered before, the Serial Number box already contains the number. Otherwise, to scan the serial number, place the Certificate of Ownership card, product box, or CD holder, face down in the top-left corner of the scanner. Press the TAB key to go to the Scan command. When you hear "Scan" press ENTER. Kurzweil 1000 scans the serial number directly into the Serial Number box in this dialog. 3. Press TAB then press ENTER to open the next dialog box. Kurzweil 1000 asks you to select the registration method you want to use. Your cursor is in a list box and the options include: Online, Telephone, and Diskette. The Online option is the default. Use the UP or DOWN ARROW to select the desired option. 4. Press ENTER to open the next dialog. 5. Skip to the instructions for the registration method you selected. Registering Online To use this method, your system must have an Internet connection. If you have a firewall, it must be configured to accept Internet access requests from Kurzweil 1000. Otherwise, you will receive messages from the firewall indicating that an unauthorized application is attempting to use the Internet. You will need a screen reader or an assistant to configure the firewall, or you may call Kurzweil 1000 Technical Support. The numbers are: 1-888-995-9905 or 1-800-894-5374. Please listen for and press the Kurzweil 1000 Technical Support extension number. 1. After selecting online registration, one of two things can occur: • If you have an existing serial number, and it is associated with only one account, Kurzweil 1000 congratulates you and tells you that you have been automatically registered. It then asks if you want to update your account information. If you answer Yes, Kurzweil 1000 automatically fills in your account information in subsequent Registration screens. Make the desired changes and press ENTER to complete registration. • Otherwise, a dialog opens with the cursor in the Account Type box. 2. If a dialog opens, you can select New or Existing in the Account Type box. Select New if you are registering for the first time or with a new serial number. Then go to step 3. Select Existing if you’ve registered before. Go to step 3. Select Existing - Request Information if you've registered before, but have forgotten your password. Press ENTER. When Kurzweil 1000 finds your information, it sends the details to your e-mail account. Check your e-mail for the information, then begin the online registration process again. This time, select Existing in the Account Type box. If Kurzweil 1000 is unable to find your information, you may have to call Kurzweil Educational Systems Customer Service at 781-276-0600 or toll-free at 800-894-5374 in the U.S. and Canada. 3. In the Account name text box, type your account name. Then TAB to type your password in the Password box. If you are creating a new account, pick a unique name that’s easy to remember such as your e-mail address. After typing your password, TAB to retype it in the Confirm Password box. Note: It’s a good idea to note this information for future reference, as when you upgrade to the next version. 4. Press ENTER to connect to the Kurzweil Educational Systems Online Registration page. The system verifies that you are online, the server is up, the account exists, and that the password is correct. If it finds information that is incorrect or incomplete, it prompts you to make the necessary changes. Your cursor is in the first of a few online registration dialog boxes. The system prompts for information that is mandatory. 5. Provide or change information. Press ENTER to proceed through these dialog boxes. 6. Press ENTER when you are done. If registration is successful, Kurzweil 1000 congratulates you. The full Kurzweil 1000 product is now activated. Registering by Phone Two notes regarding phone registration: • If you are installing and registering Kurzweil 1000 on multiple machines, then we recommend using the Systems Code Worksheet at the end of the printed version of the Installation and New Features Guide. You can note the systems codes, serial numbers and unlock codes, which can greatly expedite the registration process. • Customer Service representatives are available to take your registration between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The Customer Service telephone numbers are: 1-800-894-5374 in the U.S. and Canada; +781-276-0600 for international calls. The phone registration process follows: 1. After selecting phone registration, another dialog opens. Kurzweil 1000 tells you the telephone number for Kurzweil Educational Systems Customer Service and provides the serial number and systems code for this installation. Call the telephone number, and give the representative the serial number and systems code. If you need to hear either of these codes again, use the TAB key or SHIFT plus TAB. 2. The representative will give you an unlock code number to use in activating this Kurzweil 1000 installation. Note this unlock code number. 3. Your cursor should be in the Unlock Code box. If it is not, press TAB until you hear "Unlock Code." 4. Type the unlock code number. 5. Press ENTER. 6. If registration is successful, Kurzweil 1000 congratulates you. Your Kurzweil 1000 product is now activated. Register Using Floppy Diskette The general procedure for registering using floppy diskette consists of the following steps: • Place registration information onto a floppy diskette. Upon completion, the system extends the original demonstration time by an additional 60 days. You can continue to use the product for two hours at a time until you activate the product. • Mail the registration diskette to Customer Service at Kurzweil Educational Systems. When we confirm your registration information, we send you an Activation diskette. Allow two to three weeks for delivery. • When you receive the Activation diskette, use it to activate the full product. To place the registration information on a floppy diskette: Before you begin, ensure that you have a floppy disk drive on your system, and that you have a blank, formatted diskette ready. After selecting Diskette registration, the first in a series of dialogs opens, asking for your name and address, and for some product purchase information. 1. Follow the prompts to enter information. The system tells you what information is mandatory. Use TAB to go to the next field. Use ENTER to go to subsequent dialog boxes. 2. Insert the floppy diskette into the floppy drive. Then press ENTER. This saves all registration information to the floppy diskette. Note: You may want to create a duplicate registration diskette as a backup if the original should get lost in the mail. 3. Eject the diskette, and mail it to Kurzweil Educational Systems, 100 Crosby Drive, Bedford, MA 01730. Attention Customer Service. When you receive your Activation diskette from Kurzweil Educational Systems, perform the Activation steps below. To Activate Kurzweil 1000 using the Activation Diskette: 1. Insert the Activation diskette into the floppy drive. 2. Start Kurzweil 1000. 3. Choose Activate from the Help menu. Kurzweil 1000 verifies the information on the Activation diskette, and then fully enables use of the product. Installing VoiceText The VoiceText CD-ROM contains Paul and Kate English-speaking voices. It's important to note that you must first install and register Kurzweil 1000 prior to installing VoiceText. If Kurzweil 1000 detects an earlier version of VoiceText on your system, you will receive a message asking you if you want Kurzweil 1000 to automatically remove the older version. If you answer No, be sure to uninstall it using the following procedure: 1. Open the Start menu from the Windows taskbar. 2. Go to the Programs menu and select the Kurzweil Educational submenu. 3. Choose Uninstall the VoiceText program. To install VoiceText, simply follow the prompts. The VoiceText CD uses a voiced installation. Installing DECtalk Access32 Before installing DECTalk, review the following notes: • If you already have DECtalk installed on your system, it's not necessary to re-install. • You can install the DECtalk product either before or after installing Kurzweil 1000. • This installation process uses keyboard keys only; there are no keypad equivalents. • Be sure you have the Kurzweil 1000 DECtalk CD and the DECtalk key disk. You’re ready to perform the installation: 1. Place the CD in the CD drive. 2. Disable the Kurzweil 1000 auto installation by holding down the SHIFT key on the keyboard until the CD stops spinning. 3. Navigate to the DECtalk folder in the CD folder. 4. Press the UP/DOWN ARROW keys until you find the "setup.exe" file. Press the ENTER key to start the installation. 5. When prompted, insert the key disk into the floppy disk drive. You'll hear "DECtalk successfully installed" when the process is complete. If you should want to uninstall DECTalk, use the Add/Remove Programs from the Windows Settings Control Panel. Exploring Kurzweil 1000 You may want to explore the following helpful resources: First, in the Readme.txt file in the root folder of the CD, you'll find information on the latest features and changes in Kurzweil 1000. The second is the \Extras folder, which contains applications that some of our customers have found to be useful.