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Webcam interpreting
LifeLinks and SightSpeed: The perfect combination for your best VRS!
Using a Webcam to call an interpreter has several benefits:
- You can see how many interpreters are online and currently available
- You can choose the gender of your interpreter
- You can find out if they speak and interpret a particular language
To contact LIFELINKS interpreters with a webcam, you must first install SightSpeed software.
What is SightSpeed?
Sightspeed is a Video Messaging Program that allows you to make video calls to interpreters using your PC and a Web Camera (webcam). This allows you to choose an interpreter and to greatly improve your communication via direct sight recognition.
For more info on SightSpeed's video-messaging service, please visit
http://www.sightspeed.com/features/1-to-1
To see a list of recommended SightSpeed-compatible webcams, logon to http://www.sightspeed.com/support/hardware/cameras How do I get SightSpeed?
Boost Your VRS Capacity in Eight Simple and Easy Steps
- Log on to http://www.sightspeed.com/download
- Click New Members
- Type your details, select a password, and click Continue
- Click the link to Download SightSpeed
- You are presented with the Option to download SightSpeed for Windows or for Mac. Choose your appropriate download
- A Dialogue box opens. Choose "Save to Disk"
- When the download is done, double-click on the setup file (this file is usually saved on your desktop, and is usually called "SightSpeedInstall")
- Follow the setup instructions to select your webcam, connection speed, and settings. When you are done, click Finish
Logging into SightSpeed and Adding Interpreters to your Buddy List
Assistance in a Foreign Language:
Please notify the interpreter
if you would like assistance in another language, for example
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Once you're done downloading and installing SightSpeed:
- Open SightSpeed, type your Username and Password, and click Login
- Hint: When you log in for the first time, and at times even in recurring logins, you may see that takes a long time for your contact list to load. If this is the case simply logout and log back in
Click on the Contacts button
- In 'Add a Contact to your list' copy the following email addresses. Adding these email addresses will allow you to contact all of these LifeLinks interpreters
- Place your cursor in the contacts data box above and press Control C.
- Go to the Sightspeed page and click "add contacts."
- Press Control V with your cursor in the contacts box.
To learn more about SightSpeed, please refer to the following resource:http://www.sightspeed.com/support
If you are still experiencing difficulties, please contact LifeLinks technical support
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