IBM Voicetype Dictation Adapter

IBM Voicetype Dictation Adapter Adapter Part #

Part Name FRU P/N MKT P/N OPT #
AT-Bus Card 71G6641 70G8976 OSPCH1Y
MCA-Bus Card 71G6642 70G8977 OSPCH2Y
PCMCIA Card 89G2846 89G2854 OSPCH3Y
° PCMCIA ext. Jack Box 89G2848    
° Microphone 61G1268 61G1268  

There are NO DEVICE DRIVERs included on the Option Diskette
After installation attach input and/or output devices to the adapter.

4 x Connector's (rear side) top to down of card

ISA-Bus Adapter Jumper Settings

If the default settings conflict with the address or interrupt settings of other adapters installed in the system, use the following diagram to select a different setting.

  Factory (default) Settings
 +-----------------------------------------------------------+
 |      Address Setting        |      Interrupt Setting      |
 |-----------------------------------------------------------|
 |1st       2nd       3rd       1st       2nd       3rd      |
 |position  position  position  position  position  position |
 | .         .         .         .         .         .       |Top
 | .]        .         .         .         .         .]      |
 | .         .]        .]        .         .         .       |Bottom
 +-----------------------------------------------------------+
        (I/O address h800)                 (IRQ 10)

Address / Interrupt Selection Jumper

Address 1st 2nd 3rd
H280 Bot Top Bot
H300 Bot Top Top
H800 *) Top Bot Bot
H2800 Top Bot Top
H4800 Top Top Bot
H8800 Top Top Top
Interrupt 1st 2nd 3rd
IRQ 10 *)     Top
IRQ 11   Top  
IRQ 15 Top    

Voice Dictation PCMCIA Adapter

The external JACK BOX connected to the PCMCIA card (15-Pin connector) consists of the following.

The input and output connector jacks used in the adapters and external jack box are 3.5-mm jacks.

Running the Diagnostic Tests

(To run diagnostic tests on your adapter, you must have previously installed VoiceType Dictation software.

Testing the VoiceType Dictation ISA or MC adapter

  1.  If the computer is on, close any application programs that might be running, and shut down the operating system, if necessary.
  2.  After shutdown is complete, turn off the computer.
  3.  Access the diagnostic tests.
  4.  When the internal diagnostic tests are complete, the program asks you if you have an external speaker attached.
  5.  Y(es) The program plays four tones, each increasing in frequ.
  6.  N(o) Diagnostic testing ends.
  7.  After the speaker test is complete or terminated, the program asks you if you have a microphone attached.
  8.  Y(es) The program asks you to speak into the microphone for five seconds. You hear the words you just said  played back through your external speakers.
  9.  N(o) Diagnostic testing ends.

If you receive any error message, then click here >> Numeric ERROR CODES

Testing the VoiceType Dictation PCMCIA adapter

  1.  Turn on the computer (if it is not already on) and make sure that it is running.
  2.  Place the backup of your adapter Option Diskette into drive A.
  3.  At the operating system command prompt, type :
      A:TESTVDA
  4.  Press Enter
     The adapter diagnostic tests run automatically
Answer the questions displayed on the monitor (same, as described above for the ISA/MC card)

If you receive any error message, then click here >> Numeric ERROR CODES


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