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Using Music Link With Honda TTS 

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Text-To-Speech Settings

You can change and adjust the text-to-speech settings
for TTS files (voice prompts) that Honda TTS creates.
Modifying the system voice and the voice speed may
help improve intelligibility.

Mac

1. Go to Finder/System Preferences.

2. Select the Speech icon.

3. Click on the Text to Speech tab.

4. Select the system voice of your preference from the

pull-down menu.

5. Adjust and play the

speaking rate.

NOTE:

After changing

and adjusting the text-
to-speech settings,
delete all TTS playlists
and files in iTunes and
on your iPod, then run
Honda TTS.

PC

1. Open the Control Panel

from the Start menu.

2. Select Speech or

Sounds, Speech, and
Audio.

3. Click on the Text to

Speech tab.

4. Select the voice

selection of your
preference from the
pull-down menu. (Either
Microsoft Mary or LH
Michelle* is recommended, if available.)

5. Adjust and preview the voice speed.

NOTE:

After changing and adjusting the text-to-speech

settings, delete all TTS playlists and files in iTunes and
on your iPod, then run Honda TTS.

* To download LH Michelle, visit 

http://www.microsoft.com/msagent/

downloads/user.asp

. Click on the "Text-to-speech engines" link, and

select "Lernout & Hauspie

®

TruVoice TTS  engine - American English 

(1 MB exe)" from the pull-down menu.

Table of Contents

Text to Speech (Mac)

Text to Speech (PC)

Summary of Contents for 2005 Accord Coupe

Page 1: ...Honda Music Link User s Guide ACCORD Coupe ACCORD Sedan ACCORD Hybrid...

Page 2: ...Controls 8 Playing Music 9 Selecting a Play Mode 9 Using Music Link With Honda TTS 10 Honda TTS Info Tags 10 Before Installing Honda TTS 11 Installing Honda TTS 11 Uninstalling Honda TTS 11 Running H...

Page 3: ...e the Using Music Link Without Honda TTS section of this guide or the Quick Reference Guide Both will show you how to connect your iPod play music either shuffle songs or shuffle albums and skip to th...

Page 4: ...ncluded Your Honda Music Link kit includes a dealer installed Music Link cable located in your vehicle s glove box a Quick Reference Guide to get you started quickly and a Honda Music Link CD Table of...

Page 5: ...s 2000 SP4 with TTS engine NOTE Use iPods formatted for Mac only with Mac computers and use iPods formatted for PC only with PCs iTunes 4 9 or later Visit www apple com itunes download for more inform...

Page 6: ...ignition switch is in the LOCK 0 position Disconnecting Your iPod To disconnect the iPod squeeze both sides of the Music Link cable connector and unplug the cable You can connect and disconnect your...

Page 7: ...set 5 and Preset 6 respectively or the CH DISC button to scroll thru the disc numbers When the desired disc number is shown in the audio system display press and hold either SEEK SKIP button or for at...

Page 8: ...in the selected play mode For example if you select shuffle all albums Disc 5 and then touch TRACK RANDOM Music Link will shuffle all songs within an album in random order NOTE The TRACK RANDOM featur...

Page 9: ...nd or on some models until you hear a beep to skip to the beginning of another album Pressing and holding the SEEK SKIP button will not skip to the previously played album Music Link continues to shuf...

Page 10: ...the music on your iPod and creates TTS files that contain all of the voice prompts Music Link will need to help you search for music Info Tags Each song on your iPod and in iTunes has a set of info ta...

Page 11: ...nda TTS Mac Double click on the Honda TTS pkg icon in the Mac Install folder and follow the installation prompts PC Double click on the Setup exe icon in the Windows Install folder and follow the inst...

Page 12: ...fter the initial run the time to run Honda TTS should decrease as long as the TTS files from the previous update remain in iTunes If you make any changes to the music on your iPod add songs delete son...

Page 13: ...Tunes and on your iPod then run Honda TTS PC 1 Open the Control Panel from the Start menu 2 Select Speech or Sounds Speech and Audio 3 Click on the Text to Speech tab 4 Select the voice selection of y...

Page 14: ...n It does not charge the iPod when the ignition switch is in the LOCK 0 position Disconnecting Your iPod To disconnect the iPod squeeze both sides of the Music Link cable connector and unplug the cabl...

Page 15: ...ly or the CH DISC button to scroll thru the disc numbers When the desired disc number is shown in the audio system display press and hold either SEEK SKIP button or for at least 1 full second or on so...

Page 16: ...songs within the selected category play mode For example if you select and play a playlist Disc 1 and then touch TRACK RANDOM Music Link will shuffle all songs within that playlist in random order NOT...

Page 17: ...P button or for at least 1 full second or on some models until you hear a beep Music Link announces the names of the playlists that begin with the selected letter Press and release the SEEK SKIP butto...

Page 18: ...ter Press and release the SEEK SKIP button immediately after hearing the desired album name Music Link begins playing the first song in the selected album To search genres select Disc 4 then press and...

Page 19: ...SKIP button will not skip to the previously played album Music Link continues to shuffle albums in random order whether you press and hold the forward or backward SEEK SKIP button In shuffle albums mo...

Page 20: ...respectively or the CH DISC button then press and hold either SEEK SKIP button or for at least 1 full second or on some models until you hear a beep A SEL RDM Button Push the A SEL RDM button on the...

Page 21: ...e Do not name your playlists Podcasts Doing so may cause undesirable effects during searches because iPod uses this name for podcasting Keeping the TTS files playlists that begin with ZZZTTS in iTunes...

Page 22: ...ding FAQs visit http automobiles honda com For additional support call Honda Automobile Customer Service at 1 800 999 1009 Monday thru Friday 6 a m to 5 p m PST Honda TTS Software Updates Check out ht...

Page 23: ...Honda accepts no responsibility for any lost data on an iPod even if the data is lost while using this product Apple the Apple logo iPod iPod iTunes FireWire and Mac are trademarks of Apple Computer...

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