Dragon Medical One Setup Guide
Steps to get Dragon listening on any Freeman workstation.
Dragon usually starts on its own. On most Freeman devices, and whenever Epic is launched, Dragon opens automatically. If the DragonBar is already on your screen, you are likely set up already.
1
Before you launch
- If you change or unplug the microphone after Dragon is running, exit Dragon and relaunch it. Dragon only recognizes the microphone that was connected when it started.
- If your device has no microphone, plug one in or request a PowerMic Mobile license. Either way, the microphone must be set as the Windows default input. Not sure how to check? See step 5.
2
Launch and log in
- Double-click DMO Local on the desktop. If the icon is missing, your machine has not been added to the Dragon license group. See step 5.
- Microphone: select your device from the dropdown (step 3 shows which one).
- Specialty: select yours.
- Check "Always use when logging on." This is required. Dragon will remember your microphone and specialty and stop asking at every launch.
- Click OK. The DragonBar appears. Red microphone means not listening; green means listening.
3
Which microphone do I have?
| Microphone | What the DragonBar shows | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Nuance PowerMic III |
 Red = not recording Green = recording |
Hold the record button to dictate; release to stop. Uses the standard Freeman Dragon license. |
| Nuance PowerMic 4 | Same as above. | Uses the standard Freeman Dragon license. |
| Philips SpeechMike | Same as above. | Uses the standard Freeman Dragon license. |
| Nuance PowerMic Mobile |
 Not connected Connected, not recording Connected and recording |
Appears in the list for everyone but requires a separate license. Do not select it unless IT has assigned one to you. Selecting it without a license produces a license error. |
4
If something is wrong
- "Wrong license" message: PowerMic Mobile is selected. Open the DragonBar menu (three lines next to the microphone icon), choose Microphone, and select your device.
- Dragon is not hearing you: confirm your microphone is the Windows default input, then exit Dragon and relaunch it.
- Anything else: see step 5.
5
Getting help
All Dragon support goes through the IT Support Help Desk at 347-4500. Call for a missing DMO Local icon, a license, help setting your Windows default microphone, copying a colleague's Auto-texts to your profile (with their permission), or one-on-one training. Nuance's own tutorial videos are inside Dragon under the DragonBar menu > Training.