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The Voice Preferences tab (PC)

The TeleType software has support for voice recognition as well as speech synthesis. This tab allows you to choose options related to the audible turn reminder and the voice recognition capabilities of the software. The voice recognition will allow you to have the software execute a number of common commands without having to take your hands off your steering wheel as you drive.

Voice Reminder – (Your PC speaks to you)

As you follow a route, the software can warn you of upcoming turns with an audible alert. This alert can either be a natural, or a synthesized voice. The synthesized voice will speak the upcoming street or exit you need to turn on to as well as the direction of the turn, while the natural voice reminder will only speak the direction you need to turn.

The synthesized voice has five different "voices" to choose from. The choices are Male, Female, Child, Aged Male, and Aged Female. Choose the voice most comfortable for you.

Please note that the natural voice will indicate only the direction of the turn rather than speaking the name of the street.

Voice Recognition – (You speak to your PC)

The software now has built-in capabilities for voice recognition. This will allow you to speak and have the software execute a variety of commands without needing to touch the PC.

The Windows CE version of the software does not currently support Voice Recognition.

Enable – This box must be checked for the PC to receive voice commands.

Training – In order for your PC to accurately recognize your voice, we recommend, "training" the voice command system. Training means recording a sample of the way you pronounce the particular command. To learn how to train the voice system, see the help file for Voice Recognition.

Help – Displays available voice commands.

Voice File – Sets the destination file for voice training. When you record samples of your voice commands they are loaded into the file \…\GPS\gpsvcom.init. If you would like to switch between multiple voice command users, you may train and use different files. For example, in a family, you could have one file for the husband, one file for the wife, and one for a child.

Timeout – To conserve program resources, your PC will only listen to you for a set period of time. The time out setting sets how long the software will listen for a command after the "push to" button is pressed. F6 will tell the computer to begin listening.

Voice Commands – Here is a list of the voice commands the PC will recognize.

For Managing Maps:

Load map

Unload map

Load weather map in view

For Routing:

Find address

Re-route using current position

For Viewing Maps:

Zoom into the view

Zoom out of the view

Zoom to destination

Move the view left

Move the view right

Move the view up

Move the view down

Center my position

Don't center my position

Set head up mode

Set north up mode

Use detailed street navigation panel (Full Screen)

Use street navigation panel (Normal Screen)

For Aviation:

Toggle VORs

Find emergency landing airport

Other Commands:

Reset GPS port

Suspend voice recognition (Good Bye)

See Also:

Voice Recognition
Language Preferences