![]() It works like a toggle switch - press both, plays press both again, stops. I guess the good thing about it is that I don't have to hold both pedals down to continue playing. In fact the only way I can get the software to play is to press both REW and FF together at the same time. Well, the good news is that REW and FF work perfectly! I clicked OK to save my settings for COM1. ![]() I programmed the pedal in Express Scribe (ES), during which time, ES confirmed I was pressing the REW, FF and PLAY buttons. I just recently converted an existing Sanyo Foot Control (model FS-54), which is a 3-button pedal (REW, PLAY, FF). So is this a hardware problem or is there another setting in the program I need to configure to get my play button to play?ĭoes the serial port need setting to a specific type or baud? (I would think the software would set that up as it wanted) Pin 4 is not "ground" but DTR which is obviously set by the program, 1 and 6 are inputs. The only work around I can find is to slow the fast forward function down to 100% with no acceleration.Īm I missing something obvious here, we have two normally open switches with pin 4 as common and then pin 6 goes to the Rewind and pin 1 goes to the Play/FF switch. 6 is Rewind and the others just fast forward. I've tried all pins but the only ones that will learn are 1, 6,8 and 9. Well I thought I was worth my salt but I can't get it to do anything but fast forward! If you are uncomfortable playing with wires and soldering apparatus, any electronics technician worth his or her salt should be able to do the job for you in under 30 minutes. With Express Scribe Foot Pedal Control Setup Wizard running, I played around with a short jumper wire and shorted pin 4 with each of the other pins (on the back of the computer) until Express Scribe would play. The NCH instructions called for wiring the "Play" function to pin 1 of the "D" connector, but it did not work for me. I initially had a problem when wiring my pedal. You must "teach" Express Scribe which button is which by running the Foot Pedal Control Setup Wizard (Settings-Control). ![]() In this case, disregard this entire post! Some newer computers have done away with the serial connection. Plug the "D" connector into an available serial connector on your computer. Solder in the new wire and attach the "D" connector per NCH's wiring instructions. (Alternatively, you could simply clip the old connector from the other end of the existing cord.) Open the foot pedal, unsolder the existing wires and remove. So, my experiences should apply to any such pedal.ģ-conductor wire (for a two-button pedal) orĤ-conductor wire (for a three-button pedal)ĩ-pin female "D" connector (from Radio Shack) The important thing about the Panasonic pedal is that it contains two momentary-on switches. I recently rewired a 2-button pedal from a Panasonic transcription machine with good results.
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