Please take a moment to follow these instructions for setting up your computer and CAT software.
This guide provides information about the hardware and software you will need to start practicing with
Realtime Coach™ and offers instructions to assist you in getting everything properly configured. If you get
stuck or have questions, our Technical Help section is a handy resource. Of course, you're more than
welcome to contact Customer Care if you'd like some help from a real person.

Minimum System Requirements
	Computer
Operating System: Windows 2000 or later, Mac OS X or later Processor/RAM: Since CAT software will typically consume the most resources, we suggest you start with the recommended hardware requirements specified by your CAT Software vendor.
	Internet
High Speed Internet: DSL, Cable or Wireless Broadband; at least 256kbps download speed Web Browser: Internet Explorer 7+, Firefox 3+, Safari 4+, Google Chrome
	Writer
Electronic Writer: Capable of connecting to your computer and writing to your CAT Software Cables: USB or Serial cables for connecting your writer to your computer
	CAT Software
Total Eclipse™ (Professional or Student), v4.0.1.22 or later Case CATalyst™ (Professional or Student), v5.x or later ProCAT™ (Requires RiTE™ module; contact ProCAT™ for details), v5.x or later OPENWrite32™ (From Gigatron™, makers of StenoCAT32™) SpeechCAT™ from Audioscribe™ DigitalCAT™ AristoCAT™ NEW! SmartCAT™ from Cheetah International™

CAT Software Configuration
	Total Eclipse™ from Advantage Software™
Launch Total Eclipse™ Open the User Settings window (Alt+U) Create a New Format (DO NOT CREATE A NEW USER) by clicking [Save Settings]. Give your new format an appropriate name, like "Realtime Coach Settings". On the Realtime tab be sure the Flush Delay is set to 2000ms. If the Eclipse is top window option is available on this tab, disable it. Under Output Formats, select an item listed in the box, and click [Delete] until the box is empty. Under Output Formats,Click [Add]. In the new window that appears, select Keyboard Macro from the dropdown list (you may need to scroll down the list to find it), and click [OK]. On the Edit tab, click the [Macros] button. Scroll down the list of macros, select K:LINEFEED, and click [Edit]. Change the name of the Macro to K:PARAGRAPH, and click [OK] to close the Macro Editor. Click [OK] to close the User Settings window. To launch a realtime translation, be sure your writer is connected and turned on. Then click the Realtime icon (spotlight) on the Tool Bar. Initial setup of Total Eclipse™ is now complete. The next time you use Eclipse™ with Realtime Coach™, just do the following: Connect your writer Launch Eclipse™ with your new Realtime Coach™ user format Click the Realtime icon Log into Realtime Coach™, and launch an exercise NOTE: If you use the audio synchronization feature in Eclipse™, please disable it in your Realtime Coach™ user format by removing the check in the checkbox next to Record Audio in the Translate Notes dialog. If you typically use the Realtime icon to start a realtime file, you can use Alt+T to bring up the Translate Notes dialog and turn off Record Audio. The setting will be changed for your current User Format (in this case, your Realtime Coach™ user format), so you won’t need to change it in the future.
	Case CATalyst™ from Stenograph™
Launch Case CATalyst™ From the Function menu, click Translate and Edit (or click the Translate and Edit icon) Click the [Save Settings] button to create a settings profile that preserves your current settings. Give it an appropriate name (for example, if these are the settings you use for work, you could name it "Work Settings"), and click [Save]. For Steno Source, select Writer, and for Output Source, select StenoKeys. Click the [Options] button. On the Output to StenoKeys tab, remove the check from the Longest Match checkbox, and set the values for Strokes and Seconds to zero. Click [OK] to close the Translate Options window. Click the [Save Settings] button again to create a settings profile that preserves your new Realtime Coach™ settings. Give it an appropriate name (like "Practice Settings" or "Realtime Coach Settings"), and click [Save]. Create a new file by giving it a name in the File box (or select an existing file that you will use for practicing with Realtime Coach™), and click [OK]. Case CATalyst™ will open the file and search for and connect to your writer. Initial setup of Case CATalyst™ is now complete. The next time you use Case CATalyst™ with Realtime Coach™, just do the following: Connect your writer Launch Case CATalyst™, and load your new Realtime Coach™ settings profile (click [Load Settings] from the Translate and Edit window) Select a practice file or create a name for a new file, and click [OK] to launch the translation Log into Realtime Coach™, and launch an exercise NOTE: If you are using EZ-Keys, you'll need to disable it when practicing with Realtime Coach™ as it conflicts with StenoKeys.
	DigitalCAT™ from Stenovations™
Launch DigitalCAT™ Create a new file, or select an existing file (if you keep a file for Realtime Coach™ practice). Go to Options, then CATnip. Change the settings as follows: Questions Q. Colloquy (blank) Answer A. Paragraph (blank) In the Transcript Editor, click Tools > Start CATnip Session. The next time you use DigitalCAT™ with Realtime Coach™, just do the following: Connect your writer Launch DigitalCAT™ Click Transcript Editor > Options > CATnip to start a translation Log into Realtime Coach™, and launch an exercise NOTE: It may take a few seconds for the text to show up in the Practice column of the Realtime Coach™ exercise window after you start writing (up to 30 seconds or more). To end your lesson, you will need to stroke TK-FPL on your writer. This will ensure that all the text is sent from your DigitalCAT™ software.
	NEW! SmartCAT™ from Cheetah International™
Launch SmartCAT™ Go to the Job Menu Go to Setup > Realtime Options For the Output option, select "As Keyboard" Set the Automatic Idle Output to 2 seconds Click [OK] Start a new Realtime Job, and you're ready to go!
	ProCAT Winner™
Enabling Winner's RiTE module: If you don't yet have your RiTE module enabled, call Advanced Translations Technology, Inc. customer service at (800) 966-1221 to get a RiTE code. From the Winner main screen, click Tools > Register options. Enter your new RiTE code on the optional code line, and press the Enter key. This will drop down to the Entered Options area; Click Register. Setting Up Winner's RiTE module: Click Translate from the Winner main screen. Click Preferences > Text Entry. Check the box next to Activate Text Entry. Click the [Browse] button. In the Look In box, click the down arrow to the right of Sys32. Click the C:\ drive. Click Windows. Click Notepad (some of you will see Notepad.exe) Click Open. The next time you use ProCAT™ with Realtime Coach™, just do the following: Connect your writer Launch ProCAT™, and begin a translation Log into Realtime Coach™, and launch an exercise
	AristoCAT™
Connect your writer, and launch a realtime translation in AristoCAT™ From the Captioning menu at the top of the realtime screen, select Write to Window Log into Realtime Coach™, and launch an exercise. Your realtime output will feed into the Realtime Coach™ exercise window with AristoCAT's Write to Window feature enabled.
	SpeechCAT™ from Audioscribe™
Launch SpeechCAT™ At the Main Menu, click on the SpeechCAT Sound Setup icon. Ensure that the number of Channels is set to 1. Select the device you are pluggin your mask or headset into as the Wave In device. The Type should be Microphone Click [Apply]. Click the red Record button, and speak into your mask or headset. Click the red Record button again to STOP the recording. Click the Play button beneath the word Name on the voice track to listen to the audio you just recorded. If it sounds good, you are ready to go. If the volume is at its highest, raise the gain SLIGHTLY (one notch at a time), and repeat the test until the audio is at a good listening volume. Click on Save as Configuration, and call it RTCConfig or RealtimeCoachConfig, and click [OK]. Click [Close] to exit SpeechCAT Sound Setup.

Testing Your CAT Setup
When properly configured, your compatible CAT software should feed the text from your writer into any program capable of receiving text from your computer keyboard. This means that we can use a simple text editor like Notepad to test your CAT software setup. If your text feeds into the text editor properly, then it should feed into the Realtime Coach™ exercise window as well.
	Testing Instructions
Launch your CAT software, and begin a realtime translation. Open a simple text editor (for Notepad, click Start > Run, type notepad, and click [OK] Write a paragraph or two from your writer. You should see your translated text appear. Review the text to make sure that it appears properly. If the text does not appear properly or at all, double-check your CAT software settings or see our CAT Setup Diagnostic Guide for more help. (If you use DigitalCAT™, be sure to wait up to 30 seconds for the text to begin feeding.) If the text appears properly, your CAT software is set up correctly for use with Realtime Coach™. You're all ready to start practicing!

Internet Browser Settings
	Cookies
Internet Explorer Launch Internet Explorer, and click Tools > Internet Options... On the Privacy tab, click [Sites...] Enter the following address in the field provided: http://ncra.learnrealtime.com Click [Allow]. Click [Close] to return to the Internet Options window, then click [Close] again. Firefox Launch Firefox, and click Tools > Options... Click the Privacy icon at the top of the Options window. In the Cookies section, if the "Accept Cookies From Sites" option is not checked, click the [Exceptions...] button. Enter the following address in the field provided: http://ncra.learnrealtime.com Click [Allow] Click [Close] to return to the Options window, then click [OK].
	Pop-Ups
Internet Explorer From your browser, click Tools > Pop-Up Blocker > Pop-Up Blocker Settings... Enter the URL (web address) of the site for which you would like to allow pop-ups. Click [Add], and then [Close]. Firefox From your browser, click Tools > Options... Click the Content icon at the top of the Options dialog box. To the right of the Block pop-up windows setting, click the Exceptions button. Enter the URL (web address) of the site for which you would like to allow pop-ups, Click [Allow], then [Close], and then [OK]. Yahoo! Toolbar In the Yahoo! Toolbar, the pop-up blocker icon is the yellow and blue icon to the right of the button that says Search Web. Click the pop-up blocker icon, and make sure the menu item Enable Pop-up Blocker is UNCHECKED. Google Toolbar In the Google Toolbar, click Options. Make sure the item Pop-up Blocker is UNCHECKED. AOL Toolabar In the AOL Toolbar, the pop-up blocker icon is labeled with "Blocked: " and a number (e.g. "Blocked: 155"). To allow pop-ups, click this button. The label will change to Allowed The programs listed above are only some of the dozens of software programs that have pop-up blockers. You may have special pop-up blocking software installed such as Pop-Up Stopper™ or PopUpCop™ or internet security software such as Norton™ or McAffee™. All of these pop-up blockers must either be turned off or configured to allow pop-ups from the Realtime Coach™ site. If you are having trouble locating a pop-up blocker, remember that most pop-up blockers will install themselves within the browser toolbar or in the Windows System Tray (the icons down by the clock on the right-hand side of the Taskbar).

Connecting to Realtime Coach™

Connect your writer, and launch a realtime translation in your CAT software. Launch your Internet Browser (e.g. Firefox, Internet Explorer, Safari, etc). Log into your Realtime Coach™ account. In the My Activities section on the left, select an activity. A list of exercises displays on the right. Launch an exercise by clicking on the exercise title. The exercise will open in a new browser window. Read and respond to the License Agreement if prompted. When the exercise appears, you will see the exercise Setup tab. Review the Setting (context) of the exercise material on the left and the Realtime Tip on the right. If there are multiple voices, make the necessary assignments in your CAT software. If there are dictionary words suggested, write them on your steno machine (you won't see what you're writing), then switch to your CAT software (you can use Alt+Tab), and add these words to your CAT dictionary in the usual way. Then switch back to the Realtime Coach™ exercise window. When you have completed the setup, click the Exercise tab in the upper left corner. Select your desired Presentation Mode and Coaching Preference. Click the Play button to begin the exercise. A cursor should automatically appear in the Practice column on the right. If your CAT software is properly configured, you should see your translated text feed into the Practice column as you write. (If you use DigitalCAT™, it may take up to 30 seconds for your text to begin feeding.)