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DeLorme Topo North America 9.0 User Guide
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Activating and Monitoring Speech Recognition
To use voice navigation, you must have a 2-D or 3-D GPS fix and a route
calculated.
Use the Voice tab to view status information about your microphone and the list of available
voice commands.
• The Microphone bar (VU meter) indicates the level of sound received from the
microphone.
• The Command Status area displays either the last recognized voice command or one
of the following error messages:
• Too noisy
• No signal
• Input too loud
• Input too quiet
• The Commands box lists the voice commands for accessing the Voice tab,
navigating, using the map, and using GPS. It shows the availability of the commands
and their shortcut keys. You can double-click a command to issue it.
To Activate and Monitor the Speech Recognition Feature
Use the following steps to activate and monitor the speech recognition feature.
1. Click the Voice tab.
2. Select the Microphone check box to activate your microphone and to turn on the
speech recognition feature.
The tab name turns red if the microphone is listening to your commands.
Note If your microphone is active when you exit the program, it will still be active
when you re-enter the application.
3. To trigger an audible signal when a voice command is recognized, select the Beep
When Heard check box.
4. To display all of the possible voice commands, including variations of the commands,
select the Show All Commands check box.
Both enabled
and disabled commands are displayed.
Note Some commands are disabled if a route is not calculated or if the GPS is not
initialized.
Voice Commands
To use voice navigation, you must have a 2-D or 3-D GPS fix and a route
calculated.
Your application includes Route, Map, GPS, and Voice tab control commands. Select the
Show All Commands check box to view all options, including those which are variations or
unavailable.