TomTom PRO 8000 Reference Guide - Page 62

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Sounds and voices About sounds and voices Your TomTom PRO device uses sound for some or all of the following:  Driving directions and other route instructions  Traffic information Note: To use a TomTom traffic information service, you may need a subscription or a receiver. Traffic services are not supported in all countries or regions. For more information, visit tomtom.com/services.  Warnings that you set  Hands-free phone calls There are two types of voice available for your device:  Computer voices Computer voices are generated by your device. They provide route instructions and read aloud city and street names, traffic and other useful information.  Human voices These are recorded by an actor and only provide route instructions. About computer voices Your TomTom PRO device 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. Selecting a voice To select a different voice on your TomTom PRO device, either tap Change voice in the Settings menu or tap Voices, then tap Change voice and select the required voice. Changing the volume level You can change the volume on your TomTom PRO device in several ways.  In the Driving view. 62

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About sounds and voices
Your TomTom PRO device uses sound for some or all of the following:
Driving directions and other route instructions
Traffic information
Note
: To use a TomTom traffic information service, you may need a subscription or a receiv-
er. Traffic services are not supported in all countries or regions. For more information, visit
tomtom.com/services
.
Warnings that you set
Hands-free phone calls
There are two types of voice available for your device:
Computer voices
Computer voices are generated by your device. They provide route instructions and read
aloud city and street names, traffic and other useful information.
Human voices
These are recorded by an actor and only provide route instructions.
About computer voices
Your TomTom PRO device 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.
Selecting a voice
To select a different voice on your TomTom PRO device, either tap
Change voice
in the
Settings
menu or tap
Voices
, then tap
Change voice
and select the required voice.
Changing the volume level
You can change the volume on your TomTom PRO device in several ways.
In the Driving view.
Sounds and voices