# DECtalk Tips, Tricks and Updates

## Updates

- Software and firmware updates for DECtalk hardware products.

## Troubleshooting Guide

- A guide to resolving problems encountered when installing or using DECtalk hardware products.

## Tips and Tricks

The following tips and tricks for using DECtalk products are listed by subject, description and the pointer to the file name or related page.

Battery Care
Caring for rechargable NICAD batteries.
Battery Care

Dectalk Command Reference
Handy reference for DECtalk's in-line text commands.
In-line text commands

DECtalk Express S/W volume control.
Adjusting the volume on the DECtalk Express using square bracket commands.
Dectalk Express volume

DECtalk Express/PC Card
PC Card (PCMCIA) conflict note.
PC Card Conflicts

DECtalk Express and Win V3.x
COM Port exclude for Windows V3.x
win_com.exe (17KB)

DECtalk Express and Win 95
COM Port "delete" for Win 95
DTEXP & WIN95

DECtalk PC and SCSI/CD ROM
Your system and/or CD-ROM don't work after installing a DECtalk PC.
SCSI/CD-ROM Conflicts

DECtalk PC and Win 95
Win 95 Resource Registration
Win_95.exe (17KB)

Personal Dictionary
Create and load your own dictionary of words, abbreviations and acronyms.
User Dictionary

Programing tips
Programing guidelines for the DECtalk driver.
Programming DECtalk

Singing
Making DECtalk sing.
songs.zip (21KB)

States abreviations
Dictionary list file of States abbreviations
states.tab

Technical Reference manual
Dectalk Technical Reference Manual in files by chapter.
ref_man.zip (86KB)

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## DECtalk Updates

This section contains the latest DECtalk products software updates for downloading. The section also contains software provided by application vendors. Files indicated as "self-extracting" are compressed files with an .EXE extension which will decompress automatically into the directory they are located in when run under DOS or Windows. Files are described as "Install" or "Updates". An "Install" is a full installation image. The decompressed files must be copied to a formatted, blank, 1.4MB diskette and the Install program must be run from the diskette. Files described as "Updates" are updates to existing installations. The decompressed files can be copied into the existing applicable DECtalk files directory on the system disk. In the case of the DECtalk Express, the firmware update program LOAD.BAT must then be run from the applicble DECtalk files directory whether its an "Install" or an "Update". Files with a "zip" extension are also compressed files and will require PKUNZIP V2.04 or a compatible program to decompress them. IN all cases after decompressing the files, please read the README.TXT file for further specifics.

The updates are listed by product type (All, DECtalk Express and DECtalk PC), a numbered description, a pointer to the file and the file size in KB.

### DECtalk (All):

A1. EIDE CD ROM driver conflict resolution (self-extracting).
hold2f.exe (16KB)

### DECtalk Express:

E1. V4.2CD Install and firmware update (self-extracting).
dtxv42cd.exe (790KB 11/25/96))

E2. V4.A+ Update (self-extracting).
dtx42ap.exe (479KB 7/29/96)

E3. IBM Screen Reader/DOS file update (self-extracting).
dedos.exe (20KB)

E4. IBM Screen Reader/OS2 file update (self-extracting).
deos2.exe (16KB)

### DECtalk PC:

P1. DECtalk PC1 V4.2B Install
pc1v42b.exe (618KB 1/13/97)

P2. DECtalk PC2 V4.2CC Install
pc2v42cc.exe (584KB 1/13/97)

P3. IBM Screen Reader/DOS driver update (self-extracting).
decibm.exe (27KB)

P4. IBM Screen Reader/OS2 driver update. (DECtalk PC only)
dtpcos2.zip (388KB)

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## DECtalk Beta

### WARNING
This section contains beta (not released) versions of the DECtalk products software updates provided by Digital for testing purposes only. This software is NOT intended for general use. It may cause problems with existing applications. Its sole purpose is to provide for testing fixes of reported bugs and to get feedback. No support is available for Beta software.

Files indicated as "self-extracting" are compressed files which will decompress automatically into the directory they are located in when run under DOS or Windows. Files with a "zip" extension are also compresed files and will require PKUNZIP V2.04 or a compatible program to decompress them. Please see the note under Updates for more details.

### Beta Downloads

DECtalk PC V4.CC Beta Install - pc1v42cc.exe (580KB 10/10/96)

DECtalk PC V4.2CD Beta Update - pc1v42cd.exe (387KB 1/13/97)

DECtalk PC2 4.2CD Beta Install - pc2v42cd.exe (590KB 1/13/97)

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This page last updated on 9/3/97