Official documentation
Troubleshooting your microphone (Dragon Professional 16 help)
Nuance Communications, n.d.
Read the originalRead on October 17, 2026
- What it is
- The Dragon Professional 16 help topic for a microphone that gets no response. It lists checks for the microphone's on, off and asleep states, the cable and USB port, and the Check Microphone sound check.
- How much weight it carries
- Vendor help written by the software's maker, and the current version for Dragon Professional 16. It gives no Windows version detail beyond the product name, and it does not say how a Remote Desktop or Citrix session changes these checks.
Facts taken from this source
- Nuance says that if you get no response when you speak, the first check is that Dragon's microphone is on, as opposed to off or asleep.
“Check that Dragon's microphone is on (as opposed to off or asleep)” (Troubleshooting your microphone)
- Nuance tells you to run Dragon's sound system check by saying "Check Audio", or through the DragonBar menus to Microphone and then Check Microphone.
“Run Dragon's sound system check: say "Check Audio"” (Troubleshooting your microphone)
- Nuance says a USB microphone should be connected directly to the computer's USB port, not through a USB extension or hub.
“connect it directly to the computer's USB port and not a USB extension or hub” (Troubleshooting your microphone)