Display Guide

The Speche CR Viewer offers three ways to view the court reporters CaseView® feed.

Standard Display* (1)
View the live, scrolling content as it is received from the court reporter. You can customize the Display Size, Height, Text Color, and Background Color of the display area.

Display Size (2) - Change the Display Size by selecting from the options offered in the Display Size... pull-down menu. Changes to the Display Size will alter both the display width and the font size. The range of available display sizes is determined by your screen resolution. Changing the Display Size will cause the web page to reload.
Height (3) - Change the Height by selecting from the options offered in the Height... pull-down menu. Changes to Height will alter the height of the display area. Heights range from minimum to maximum. Changing the Height will cause the web page to reload.
Text Color (4) and Background Color (5) - Modify the default text and background colors to optimize your viewing experience by selecting from the options offered in the Text Color... and Background Color... pull-down menus.

Transcript Snapshot
Get a complete and up to the minute snapshot of the live transcript. Please note that large transcripts may take several seconds to download depending upon your available bandwidth.

Open the Transcript Snapshot - Open the snapshot by clicking on the View Transcript button (6).
Update the Transcript Snapshot - Update the snapshot by refreshing the Transcript Snapshot or click on the View Transcript button again.

Save to File (Third Party Viewers)*
Save the complete CaseView® data** feed to a file on your computer for use by your realtime viewer or litigation support software. By using third party viewing tools capable of accepting a realtime transcript from a file, such as LiveNote™, you can view the live proceedings with your software of choice from across the hall or across the country. If your software doesn't support connecting to a file as the source for realtime connection, you may still be able to open the file by importing it or by opening it through a realtime simulation tool.

Saving to a File - To save the CaseView® data** to a file on your computer:
1. Click on the To File button (7) in the right bottom corner of the applet. This will open a Save dialog.
2. (Save dialog) Select the location where you wish to save the data file. If you are reconnecting a transcript to an existing file started earlier that day, select the location of the file that you wish to update / continue.
3. (Save dialog) Enter a filename for the new data file or select the file to be updated / continued. It is recommended that you confirm whether your realtime viewer or litigation support software requires the use of any specific file extensions (.sim, .log, .txt, etc...).
4. (Save dialog) Click on she Save button.
5. All data issued by the court reporter will be saved to the file and all realtime data will be appended to the file as it is received. If an existing file was selected, the file will be continued from the point where it left off.
6. The Standard Display will report the full path of the transcript file and cease to scroll. Example: Outputting to C:\Transcripts\Trans20050508.log
Realtime Viewer - If your RealTime Viewer supports the use of a file as the data source for your CaseView® realtime transcript, you can open your Realtime Viewer and select the file saved above as the source for the realtime transcript. For example, LiveNote™ users need only choose File instead of Serial in the Connect Via box and then browse to the file saved above in the Connect to Realtime window. Just like a serial feed, you will want to confirm the settings for Lines Per Page and CAT System.
Important Note: Some companies that provide realtime viewing products may require fees to be paid for each realtime session. Please check with your vendor to see if any fees apply.
Litigation Support Software - If your Litigation Support Software supports importing a transcript from a file containing CaseView® data, you can open your Litigation Support Software and select the file saved above for importing into a transcript. Please note, it may be necessary to disconnect the file from the realtime feed (close the display window) while you are importing the file.

* The Speche CR Viewer can send data to either the Standard Display or to a File, but not to both at the same time. A second viewer window would be required to facilitate both tasks simultaneously.
** The data is saved to the file in the form that it is received from the court reporter. The form of the output is selected by the court reporter from the options offered by their CAT software. While CaseView® is the most commonly used output, other options may be available or preferred by either the viewer or the court reporter for certain CAT systems.