The voice selected will speak individual characters, words, phrases, or sentences.
Add a Pause between Spoken Words
You can add a specified delay between individual spoken words.
Go to Menu > Application Settings > Speech Output > Voice > Pause Between Words. The current delay time is displayed.
To increase the delay, select + (the plus sign) or type a higher number.
To decrease the delay, select – (the minus sign) or type a lower number.
Select Done and then select OK.
Add Words to the Pronunciation Dictionary
Each synthesizer speaks words in its own way. You can add pronunciation exceptions to a dictionary for each synthesizer. The Voice Synthesizer in ChatEditor is not the same as the one on the device, and the two will not pronounce words in the same way. Pronunciation changes made in ChatEditor will not impact the device.
Go to Menu > Application Settings > Speech Output > Voice > Pronunciations.
Select Menu > New.
Type the word in the Pronounce box.
Select Next.
Type the word’s phonetic spelling in the Pronounce As box.
Test the word by selecting Pronounce It.
Once the word is pronounced properly, select Done.
Select Save.
To edit or delete a word from within the dictionary, press and hold on the entry and choose the appropriate option.
Set Button Pronunciation Preferences
Use the button pronunciation feature to determine how a word with multiple pronunciations is spoken for a specific button. This will not affect any other buttons in the vocabulary or in any other vocabularies.
Go to Menu > Edit Mode.
Press and hold the vocabulary button. A list of button options appears.
Select Edit Button to display the Button Properties.
Tap in the field below Pronunciation. A keyboard will open.
Enter the pronunciation you want.
Select the speaker icon
to hear how the pronunciation you entered sounds.Modify the pronunciation as often as necessary until the word is pronounced the way you want it.
Select Save to save the pronunciation.
Select Menu > Edit Mode to exit Edit Mode. When you select that button, it will pronounce the word or name as you entered it.
Set Speech Output Preferences
You can configure the Chat software to speak after every character, every word, every sentence, or any combination of these settings.
Go to Menu > Application Settings > Speech Output. Check one or more options.
Character: The voice speaks after every character. Character is the default setting.
Word: The voice speaks after every word
Sentence: The voice speaks after every sentence
Grammar: Toggle speaking of morphed words after applying grammar
To generate messages quietly, uncheck all options. When you are ready to speak the generated message, tap the Speech Display Bar or select a button that is set up with a Speak action.
Toggle Speech ON/OFF
Go to Menu > Application Settings > Speech Output. Select Speech Off to toggle it on (checkmark) or off (no checkmark). When Speech Off is toggled ON, words will not be spoken.