Samsung Galaxy S III User Manual page 390

Configuring Text-to-speech
This feature allows the device to provide a verbal readout of
on-screen data such as messages and incoming caller information.
This action is called TTS (Text To Speech).
1. From the main Settings page, tap Language and input
Text-to-speech output.
2. Select a current Preferred TTS engine from the list of available
options. Select Google Text-to-speech Engine or Samsung TTS.
The default is Google Text-to-speech.
3. Tap
• Language: allows you to set the language for spoken text.
• Settings for Google Text-to-speech Engine: allows you to view Open
Source Licenses. Options include: Language, Settings for Google Text-
to-speech Engine, and Install voice data.
• Settings for Samsung TTS: allows you to configure the General settings
for the Samsung TTS. Options include: Language and Settings for
Samsung TTS.
• Install voice data: allows you to install voice data for speech synthesis.
4. Configure the General options to alter the settings associated
with this feature:
• Speech rate: adjusts the rate at which on-screen text is spoken by the
device. Choose from: Very slow, Slow, Normal, Fast, and Very fast.
• Listen to an example: plays a short example of what the text-to-speech
feature sounds like on your device when activated.
• Driving mode: incoming calls and new notifications are automatically
read out loud. In a single motion touch and slide to the right to turn it on.
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to configure the engine's settings.