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Dictation not working on mavericks

I have downloaed the additional file for offline dictation, and when i double click the fn key i get a beep but nothing shows up in the text field on ANY app. i have left the pref plane open and the mic is picking up my voice as the blue line moves within the mic as it should , yet i can not get any text to show at all ???

Ay ideas as i am getting sick of this, Mavericks is buggy as **** and this is just a pain in the ****.

iMac, OS X Mavericks (10.9), Mavericks dictation not working

Posted on Oct 30, 2013 9:20 AM

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dwb

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Posted on Oct 30, 2013 9:28 AM

Back up and first tell us if normal dictation works. If normal dictation works offline certainly won't. So unclick offline dictation and then let us know if it does or doesn't work. (If it does you can try selecting offline again. Toggling off and back on did work for me on one computer.)

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rameribe

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Feb 19, 2014 1:29 PM in response to dazzajiondf

Turning dictation off, restarting, then turning it back on solved the problem. Sincerest thanks to the poster above who recommended it!

Jul 19, 2014 8:47 AM in response to dazzajiondf

I have the same problem. I installed Mavericks recently. I don't use Dictation on a regular basis so I am not sure when the problem started. I hear a single beeb when opening Dictation with the keyboard shortcut and nothing happens. I tried the suggested tricks in this thread like turning off Dictation, rebooting and turn it on again, selecting the microphone and deleting Dictation cache folder. It seems to work for a short while then stops. I don't know what triggers the issue.

I wish to use Dictation more often now and would like to fix this issue for good. Are there more suggestions? Thanks

Jul 20, 2014 7:40 PM in response to dazzajiondf

After trying all of these fixes to no avail, and spending hours on the phone with Apple Care - with them suggesting to wipe the HD and reinstall the OS - I have found a fix that worked for me: disabling my antivirus. If all other fixes fail, try this one; it will likely solve your problem since the enhanced dictation actually functions over the internet and is getting blocked by your antivirus software when the data comes back into the program from Apple over the internet.

Jul 21, 2014 3:40 AM in response to Sublime3stylee

Thanks for your suggestion. I don't use an antivirus. The problem is intermittent which makes it more difficult to diagnose. Rebooting brings Dictation back to normal. It has been working for the last couple days.

Jul 21, 2014 9:40 AM in response to levraimac

Spoke too soon. Problem keeps coming back. Login out and in again brings back Dictation.

Jul 21, 2014 10:19 AM in response to Sublime3stylee

Sublime3stylee wrote:

...the enhanced dictation actually functions over the internet and is getting blocked by your antivirus software when the data comes back into the program from Apple over the internet.

This is incorrect. Once you have downloaded the software or enhanced dictation you do not need to be connected to the Internet. I have turned off my Internet connection and I'm dictating this using the enhanced dictation and as you can see it is working perfectly well.

pdxbray

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Jul 23, 2014 9:48 AM in response to Roger Wilmut1

Same problem. Comes and goes. I have rebooted ten times--no go. Icon shows up, but it doesn't type the words. UK english worked, but that was buggy too. US does not work.

Very frustrating. Terrible product.