TextSpeak TS-04-NK User manual

Users’ Guide
Model TS-04-NK v2.0
Integrated Speech Generation System

Overview
TextSpeak™ TS-04-NK is a text-to-speech speaker that generates a clear and crisp
synthesized voice. Data is sent to the speaker from common USB devices via a side
mounted connector. The easy-to-use speaker/data input combination works right out
of the box without setup, and speaks with an unlimited vocabulary.
• Easy to use AAC Communication Device that supports virtually any USB keyboard
• Optional control via RS-232, I2S or other common data links
• Just type to talk, use any speakerphone to talk over a phone line
• Programmable phrase storage using integrated FLASH memory
• Operates on AC wall adaptor or batteries
• Uses exclusive Digital Acoustics®technology
TS-04 SPEAKER
CONTROLS AND CONNECTIONS
LED Status Display
• On continuous Active/Normal – waiting to Speak
• Flashing quickly Synthesizing Speech
• Flashingslowly Key macro recording in progress
• Flashing very slowly Battery “standby” operation
USB Connector
Low Battery
Indicator
On Off Indicator
Power Connector
(9 volt DC)
Hi/Lo Volume
Select
On/Off
Switch
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Power Modes and Battery Operation
AC Adapter Operation
A 9-volt AC power adaptor is supplied with the TS-04. AC
powering permits you to leave the TS-04 on all the time and
be ready to use instantly when you type on the keyboard.
Portable/Battery Operation
Battery operation is enabled automatically if the AC power is
not used or detected.
Press the ON/OFF button to control power in AC or battery
modes
Smart powering modes: (Battery operation only)
Smart power management prolongs battery life and may provide weeks of usage
before requiring a new battery in the speaker
●Standby - When the keyboard is not used for 3 minutes during battery operation
Power the TS-04 will enter Sleep Mode.
●Resume - Press the space bar or any key to ‘wake up the TS-04
Power
●Auto Off - After 10 minutes of inactivity the TS-04 will automatically turn off to
conserve battery power. Pressing the “END” key will also turn the power
off and may be used at any time.
Low Battery Indication:
When the low battery indicator is flashing change the 9 Volts Battery in the
TS-04 or use external AC power.
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Typing To Talk
To start using the TS-04 press the speaker Power ON/OFF switch, wait until the blue Active
indicator is ON, and begin typing to talk. There is no ON/OFF switch for the keyboard. It
powers on instantly every time you begin typing and powers off automatically.
To talk, type a word or phrase, then press the enter key.
If you make a mistake typing just press the backspace key to delete the last key-press entry
(or words) while typing.
Advanced features such as auto-repeat, saving phrases, continuous speech generation and
speaking over telephones are described below.
Using Function Keys to Say Phrases
Function keys can be used to store commonly used
phrases. After programming, pressing any function key will
speak the pre-programmed phrases.
A total of 30 phrases are available. 28 may be programmed with up to 60 typed characters
each
F1 is pre-programmed to speak
“Hello, I cannot speak and I will be
using a speech synthesizer”
F2 is pre-programmed to speak
“Please be patient while I type responses”
F3 to F12 are User Programmable
Function key phrases are recorded and saved to memory when the TS-04 is powered off.
"Alt" and "Control" key combinations may be used to store 20 additional
phrases. Hold down (or press and release) the ALT or CTRL key, then press
the desired Function Key (F3 to F12) to program recorded phrases.
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In normal operation TextSpeak waits to speak
until after the ENTER key is pressed!
F6Alt
F2
F1
F3 F12
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Storing Speech Keyboard Phrases To Memory
Step 1
Press Press the accent/tilde key
Listen Listen for the reply "Press F Key"
Step 2
Select Press the desired key by pressing F3 to F12
Wait Wait for the confirmation of the key number to be spoken
Note: 10 phrases may be stored using F3 to F12. 20
additional phrases may be used by adding the ALT
and CTRL key with keys F3 to F12. To program these
press the Alt or CTRL key before the each function
key.
Step 3
Type Text Type the text or phrase wish to record
Press ENTER Press the 'Enter' key to stop recording
Listen Listen for the audio reply "O.K.", indicating success
Step 4
Verify Press the function key to verify the phrase
• The ESC (Escape) key may be used to cancel a phrase recording sequence
• Saved phrases pressed sequentially will be spoken in order and combined.
• Phrases are saved in memory when power is removed.
• Up to 60 characters are available for each phrase
SAMPLE PHRASES
F3 My name is John Russell, I live at 2, Main Street
F7 Please contact by brother at 203-820-1234
CTRL+F3 Tomorrow
ALT+F3 I am OK, thanks
ALT+F4 I would like to eat
ALT+F5 I would like to call home
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Speaking on a telephone line
You can use TextSpeak TS-04 to speak directly into a telephone using
any standard speakerphone.
Simply place the TS-04 speaker near the phone and the distant caller
will hear your typed phrases loud and clear.
Adjusting Volume and Speech Generation Speed
The Hi and Lo Switch on the TS-04 controls 2 levels of volume. If more
adjustment is required press the keyboard Arrow Up and Arrow Down keys
multiple times.
Talking Speed (time between each word) is adjustable in 4 steps. To slow down talking
speed, press the Left Arrow multiple times. To speed up speech, press the Right Arrow
multiple times.
Special Key control commands
Enter Press to speak a typed phrase (default mode)
Page Up SentenceMode(speakwhenEnter is pressed)
Page Down Spelling Mode (speak every letter typed)
Program (refer to "Storing Phrases' in previous section)
‘Escape’ Cancel current action
‘Slash’ Repeat last phrase
End Power off command
Arrow Down VolumeDown
Arrow Up VolumeUp
Arrow Left Slow down speech playback
Arrow Right Speed up speech playback
End
Esc
Pg
Up
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Enter
Pg
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Part# USB-SERFT
6’ USB TO SERIAL CABLE
Serial Operation
The TTS-04-NK supports RS-232 serial
operation via an optional USB to Serial cable
p/n USB-SERFT
Standard TTY or Terminal mode support
common commands available from direct
keyboard entry. Speech is generated on
reception of a <CR> termination character
ASCII 13 ( 0x0D)
Default Specifications:
Configuration: DTE Device
Default Rate 9600,8,n,1
Reception buffer 64 bytes
Hardware Flow RTS/CTS
Supported Pins Rx, Tx, RTS, CTS, GND
Setup - Changing voice, language, rate and volume
The TS-04 is capable of supporting 2 voice styles as well as English and
Spanish languages. Selecting these may be made by entering a special
“Setup Mode”.
Pressing the ‘CTRL’ and “S” key enables “Setup Mode”
Press “E” to alternate language between English and Spanish.
Press “V” to alternate voices between Female and Male.
Press “F” to restore all original factory volume and voice settings.
Press “S” to save settings. This stores the current voice and language
setting in memory. The current selection of volume and speech rate will also
be saved and used as the new power up default setting.
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Appendix A Technical Information
Technical – How the TS-04 Works
• System based on unlimited Phoneme Based Word Generation
• Processor is a Flash Based RISC Processor with integrated Codec
• 2KB Flash hold 24 Items for phrase storage
• Real time conversion for streaming text
• Incorporates Digital Acoustics® speech technology
The TS-04 Speaker performs text-to-speech synthesis based on concatenative unit
samples. The units can vary from whole words down to phonemes. Versions include a
corpus of pre-recorded words is stored in flash memory using patented multilevel storage
(MLS) memory and a mapping of the various sub-word parts, or fully parametric speech
synthesis. Speech creation is achieved by combining concatenation units of speech
elements to produce words. Speech may be generated in real time, with unlimited
vocabulary
The system process flow includes Text Normalization, Words to Phoneme, Phoneme
Mapper, MLS, Memory and Audio D/A Conversion.
Wired keyboard systems incorporate PS/2 USB HID interfaces. Wireless versions
utilize 2.4 GHZ Channel hopping transceivers.
Digital Acoustics® Speech Technology has been used in consumer and industrial
applications worldwide. Company milestones include integration with satellite technology
on NASA Space Shuttle mission STS116 and numerous Best in Class product awards.
Digital Acoustics® is a registered trademark of the Digital Acoustics Corporation,
Technical Support
Technical support is available M-F 9AM - 5PM EST
Telephone: [phone]
Email: [email protected]
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Specifications
Power and Battery
Speaker Operation
• 9 Volt AC Adaptor
• Battery 9V Alkaline MN1604 or Equiv
Internal Audio
• 800mw Audio Amplifier / Internal 8 ohm Speaker
Keyboard Operation
• QWERTY Full Size, Wired, Mini or wireless USB 2.0 HID interface
RS-232 Serial Operation
• DTE Device operation, Rate: 9600 8,n,1 , HW Flow CTS/RTS
What's In The Box?
• One TextSpeak TS-04 Speech Generating Speaker
• Battery
• Instruction manual
Size and Weight
TS-04 Speech Generating Speaker L: 5.3 inches W: 4.0 inches H: 1.5 inches W: 10 oz
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TextSpeak Design Group Westport, CT 06880 www.TextSpeak.com
This document may contain advance information. Contact factory for technical specification before product design
and/or use. Design and specifications are subject to change without notice. This product in NOT INTENDED to be used
for life-safety or medical critical care alarms and/or notifications. TextSpeak™ and Digital Acoustics® are trademarks
of Digital Acoustics Corporation © 2008/2010 (D03-TS04C-NK_Users1X.docu 0910)