HW models: PB602, PB603, PB902, PB903
FW models:2.0.3
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USER MANUAL on Text-to-Speech feature
TTS Function
TTS function (Text-to-Speech) is used to transform textual information into spoken sound of the
speech.
Activation of TTS function
In order to activate TTS function, please do the following:
1.
In the reading mode, please choose the icon
VOICE
in the fast menu.
2.
In the left upper corner you’ll see the highlighted area. Please press
ОК
button for beginning
of the speech synthesis.
Note:
TTS in the opened book is available only after all pages are counted by the device.
Note:
In text formats, text of the sentence that is being played at the moment is highlighted (shaded).
Pages are flipped automatically in the process of the text to speech synthesis.
Actions with voice packages
4 voice packages are pre-downloaded in PB902, PB602, PB903 and PB603 models. Languages
of the packages may be different depending on the localization of the device.
For example, these are languages of voice packages, pre-installed for North American
localization:
•
English
•
Spanish
•
Chinese(Mandarin)
•
French
Important!!!
Operational system can use
only 4 voice packages
at a time. In order to install
a new language, one of the existing voice packages has to be removed.
Choosing the voice package
In order to choose the voice package:
1.
Open
Configuration > Speech Synthesis
2.
Choose the desired language and voice settings from the
Language and Voice
menus.
3.
Also, you can set the speed and the volume of the speech synthesis.
Installing the voice package
Here are the steps to install the new voice package:
1.
Download the needed voice package (a file with
.pbi
extention) from our website.
2.
Connect your PocketBook to your PC and copy the file to the root of the device.
