TomTom 4CQ01 GPS Receiver User Manual


 
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Sounds
and
voices
About sounds and voices
Your TomTom GO uses sound for the following:
Driving directions and other route instructions
Warnings that you set
Hands-free phone calls
There are two types of voice available for your GO:
Computer voices
Computer voices are generated by your GO. They provide route instructions and read
aloud city and street names, traffic and weather reports, user messages and tutorials.
•Human voices
These are recorded by an actor and only provide route instructions.
About computer voices
Your TomTom GO uses text-to-speech technology and computer voices to read the street
names on your map as it guides you on your route.
The computer voice analyses the whole phrase or sentence before speaking, to ensure
that the sentence sounds as close as possible to natural speech.
Computer voices can recognise and pronounce foreign towns and street names. For
example, the English computer voice can read and pronounce French street names.
Important: Computer voices are not available in all languages.
If you require a computer voice and your langauge is unavailable, then you need to install
and use the English language computer voice. For more information on computer voices,
go to tomtom.com/services.
Selecting a voice
To select a different voice on your TomTom GO, tap Voices in the settings menu. Then tap
Change voice and select the required voice.
Changing the volume level
You can change the volume on your TomTom GO in several ways.
In the Driving view.
Tap the central panel on the status bar and move the slider to adjust the volume. The
last route instruction is played so you can hear the new volume level.