TouchChat Express User’s Guide
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Choosing a Voice
Because there are many voice options, voices are downloadable. If you only download and install the
voices you need, you can save a lot of storage space on your device.
Note:
Some voices are only available at a cost. These voices must be purchased from the Upgrade Store
before they are available in the Voice list.
You can adjust the rate of speech for the voice you select. For some voices, you can also adjust the pitch
and add a delay between individual words.
To select a voice and adjust speech settings, choose
Menu
>
Settings
.
Changing the Voice
To change the voice you use to communicate, scroll down to the
Speech
section. The Voice setting
displays the voice currently selected. To download and install a different voice, tap
Voice
to open a list
of available voices.
•
To hear how a voice sounds, select the icon. Listen to several voices.
•
When you find the voice you want, select the icon to download and install it.
Adjusting the Rate of Speech
In the Speech section, use the
Rate
slide bar to modify the rate of speech.
Adjusting the Pitch and Adding a Pause
To adjust the pitch, select
Voice Pitch
and then choose Lowest, Lower, Low, Normal, High, Higher, or
Highest.
Note:
This option is not available for all voices.
To add a delay between individual words, select
Pause Between Words
and choose 1 Second, 2
Seconds, or 3 Seconds. If you don’t want a delay between words, choose
No Pause
.
Note:
This option is
not available for all voices.
Testing Your Speech Settings
To hear how the selected voice sounds at the current settings, select
Test
. If necessary, adjust the
speech settings and select
Test
several times.
If you decide to restore all speech settings to their default values and start over, select
Defaults
. A
message warns that all speech settings will return to their default values. If you want to restore the
default settings, select
Continue
. If you want to keep the current settings, select
Cancel
.
When you finish changing speech settings, choose
Done
.
