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Palmtop3 User’s Guide
Part # 400670-A
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4.9.1. Speech Dialog: Synthesis Type Section
Your Palmtop software supports speech synthesis through software (via the DECtalk and Acapela voices).
Speech synthesis can be disabled by selecting the
None button.
4.9.2. Speech Dialog: Public Voice Section
When you are talking to someone, your device will use your "public voice.” When your Palmtop device is
talking to you (for example, playing an audio preview or providing audio feedback during scanning), it will use
your "private voice". You can set the voice and volume of public and private speech independently.
You can choose from a variety of voices provided by the DECtalk [DEC] synthesizer and the Acapela [ACP]
software using the
Public Voice drop-down menu. The available voices on your device are:
• Paul DECtalk Adult male
• Betty DECtalk Adult female
• Harry DECtalk Large-voiced adult male
• Frank DECtalk Elderly adult male
• Dennis DECtalk Deep-voiced adult male
• Kit DECtalk Child
• Ursula DECtalk Elderly adult female
• Rita DECtalk Husky-voiced adult female
• Wendy DECtalk Whispering adult female
• Heather Acapela Adult female
• Laura Acapela Adult female
• Ryan Acapela Adult male
• Nelly Acapela Child female
• Kenny Acapela Child male
Note: The UK version does not contain the “Laura” Acapela voice, but does contain the
“Graham” (adult male) and “Lucy” (adult female) Acapela voices.
Select the Preview button to hear a sample of the voice that is selected to help you decide which voice you
would prefer to use. The sample says "Hello, my name is _____. Would you like me to be your voice?"
If you are using the PC Editor, you will not have access to DECtalk or Acapela voices (unless you have
installed them on the PC). If there are any "SAPI" voices on your computer, you should be able to select
them from the
Public Voice drop-down menu. If you are having trouble with SAPI voices, try selecting a
Microsoft voice from the list (a Microsoft voice will have an "[MS]" after it). For details on installing Microsoft
voices on your PC, see section 6.1.
The loudness of public synthetic speech can be set using the slider next to the box where you set the voice.
The volume specified here overrides the system volume (the Windows Mobile volume).
Note: The speaker volume can also be adjusted using the volume control on the right side of the
Palmtop device (see Figure 2).
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