Sounds And Voices; About Sounds And Voices; About Computer Voices; Selecting A Voice - TomTom Start 20 series Reference Manual

Sounds and voices

About sounds and voices

Your TomTom Start uses sound for some or all of the following:
Driving directions and other route instructions
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Traffic information
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Note: To use a TomTom traffic information service, you may need a subscription or a
receiver. Traffic services are not supported in all countries. For more information and to
subscribe, visit tomtom.com/services.
Warnings that you set
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There are two types of voice available for your Start:
Computer voices
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Computer voices are generated by your Start. They provide route instructions and read aloud
city and street names, traffic and other useful information.
Human voices
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These are recorded by an actor and only provide route instructions.

About computer voices

Your TomTom Start 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 Start, 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 Start in several ways.
In the Driving view.
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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.
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