No Sleep while Speakable Items is on

I am using OS 10.4.3 and my iMac won't automatically go to sleep when Speakable Items is turned on. (I have "Press to Listen" turned on so it only listens when the ESC key is pressed.)
I just verified it this morning: I turned off Speakable Items and after 20 minutes my iMac was sleeping (pulsing LED). I turned Speakable Items -on- and after 30 minutes, my iMac was not sleeping (screen dark but solid LED).
I don't recall having this problem before. I was having problems sleeping (well, not me.., my Mac) but that had to do with RadioShark, but I removed the RadioShark v.1 software, installed RadioShark SW v2 and the computer sleeps again, except when speakable items is on...
Anyone experiencing this problem?

To Apple Discussions!
Get an external mic. Apple PlainTalk Microphone works best w/G3 iMacs.
If I were you, I would shop around for a cheaper price. I only paid $5 for mine back in 1999 w/my Apple coupon. I think the actual price was around $10.
Speakable Items works best w/external mics. The external mics will handle your "Very South Yorkshire" accent w/no problem.

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hello there,
I wonder if someone can help me. I want to use speakable items while i'm doing other stuff in front of my mac (reading, referance etc.) and it doesn't like the way I speak.
I have a strong regional accent (Very South Yorkshire) and I tried speaking more clearly, turning up the microhone, and all it likes to respond to is 'what time is it?' and 'tell me joke' (gets no further than that as it doesn't understand me)
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To Apple Discussions!
Get an external mic. Apple PlainTalk Microphone works best w/G3 iMacs.
If I were you, I would shop around for a cheaper price. I only paid $5 for mine back in 1999 w/my Apple coupon. I think the actual price was around $10.
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