iSight: About Speech Recognition

iSight's built-in microphone works great for iChat AV or any application that can record sound, but it cannot be used for speech recognition.

Symptom

iSight does not work with the Apple Speakable Items speech recognition system.

Products affected

• iSight
• Mac OS X versions 10.2.5 to 10.2.8

Solution

You can use iSight with Apple Speakable Items in Mac OS X 10.3 or later.

To take advantage of Apple Speakable Items in Mac OS 10.2:

1. Use the computer's built-in microphone, or connect a compatible USB or line-in microphone.
2. From the Apple menu, choose System Preferences.
3. From the View menu, choose Speech.
4. Click the Listening tab.
5. Choose your microphone from the Microphone pop-up menu.

Related documents

61479 "Mac OS X: Speech - About Using Spoken Commands"
61484 "Mac OS X: Speech - How to Give Spoken Commands"