174Settings

Voice output

Text-to-speech settings

You use the Text-to-Speech settings to configure the Android text-to- speech synthesizer for applications that can take advantage of it, such as TalkBack. If you don’t have speech synthesizer data installed, only the Install voice data setting is available.

Listen to an example Plays a brief sample of the speech synthesizer, using your current settings.

Always use my settings Checkmark to allow the phone to use your default settings and override the application settings.

Default settings

Default Engine Opens a dialog box to allow you to set the default speech synthesis engine to be used for spoken text.

Install voice data If your phone does not have speech synthesizer data installed, this option connects to Android Market and guides you through the process of downloading and installing the data. This setting is not available if the data is already installed.

Speech rate Opens a dialog box to allow you to select how quickly you want the synthesizer to speak.

Language Opens a dialog box to allow you to select the language of the text you want the synthesizer to read. This is particularly useful in combination with the Always use my settings option to ensure that text is spoken correctly in a variety of applications.

Engines

Pico TTS Allows you to view and configure the settings for the Pico TTS engine.

Connectivity

Default connection mode Opens a dialog box to choose the default connection mode when connecting your phone to a PC via USB. Choose from Charge only, Mass storage, or Modem.