Pocketbook PB602 User manual

HW models: PB602, PB603, PB902, PB903
FW models:2.0.3
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USER MANUAL on Text-to-Speech feature
TTS Function
TTS function (Text-to-Speech) is used to transform textual information into spoken sound of the
speech.
Activation of TTS function
In order to activate TTS function, please do the following:
1. In the reading mode, please choose the icon VOICE in the fast menu.
2. In the left upper corner you’ll see the highlighted area. Please press ОК button for beginning
of the speech synthesis.
Note: TTS in the opened book is available only after all pages are counted by the device.
Note: In text formats, text of the sentence that is being played at the moment is highlighted (shaded).
Pages are flipped automatically in the process of the text to speech synthesis.
Actions with voice packages
4 voice packages are pre-downloaded in PB902, PB602, PB903 and PB603 models. Languages
of the packages may be different depending on the localization of the device.
For example, these are languages of voice packages, pre-installed for North American
localization:
•English
•Spanish
•Chinese(Mandarin)
•French
Important!!!Operational system can use only 4 voice packages at a time. In order to install
a new language, one of the existing voice packages has to be removed.
Choosing the voice package
In order to choose the voice package:
1. Open Configuration > Speech Synthesis
2. Choose the desired language and voice settings from the Language and Voice menus.
3. Also, you can set the speed and the volume of the speech synthesis.
Installing the voice package
Here are the steps to install the new voice package:
1. Download the needed voice package (a file with .pbi extention) from our website.
2. Connect your PocketBook to your PC and copy the file to the root of the device.

HW models: PB602, PB603, PB902, PB903
FW models:2.0.3
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Important! The file has to be located in the reader’s internal memory, not on the
memory card!
Important! Operational system can use only 4 voice packages at a time. In order
to install a new language, one of the existing voice packages has to be removed.
3. Turn on the reader, go to the Library menu (icon LIBRARY), choose the file, open it
and prompt the installation.
4. After installation of the voice package, open Configuration > Speech Synthesis and
choose the installed voice package.
Removing the voice package
In order to remove the voice package:
1. Go to the main menu of the device (With the help of «Home» button,or pressing «Back»
button consecutively )
2. Choose Configuration SETTINGS .
3. In Configuration menu choose Service >Removing packages.
4. Choose the voice package to be removed.
5. Prompt the removing.