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Voice output
Text-to-speech settings
Text-to-speech provides audible readout of text, for example,
the contents of text messages, and the Caller ID for incoming
calls.
1.
From the
Settings
menu, touch
Voice input & output
➔
Text-to-speech settings
.
2.
Touch a setting to configure:
• Listen to an example
: Play a sample of speech synthesis
(available if voice data is installed).
• Driving mode
: When enabled, reads out the CallerID for
incoming calls and reads out new notifications.
• Always use my settings
: When enabled, settings you make
override the application’s default settings.
• Default settings
: Configure settings to your preferences. When
Always use my settings is enabled, these settings override the
application’s default settings.
–
Default engine
: Set the speech synthesis engine for spoken
text.
–
Install voice data
: Download and install the speech synthesis
data needed to activate Text-to-speech from Android Market
(free).
–
Speech rate
: Set the speed at which the text is spoken.
–
Language
: Set the language voice for spoken text.
• Engines
: Set language(s) supported by available speech
synthesis engine(s).
–
Pico TTS
: Lets you install additional language support.