Dot Commands - Creative SOUND BLASTER PRO User Reference Manual

Exploring Dr.
Sbaitso
Dot Commands
SOUND BLASTER
When he screen displays, jus follow he ins ruc ions. Dr. Sbai so is mo e
enjoyable if you ry o find ways o make he doc or unders and you using
key phrases. Dr. Sbai so will ry o sa isfy your ques ions. However, he
performs bes when you alk abou your problems and use comple e
sen ences.
We don ' wan o spoil your fun by elling you oo much abou Dr. Sbai so.
You can have more fun exploring Dr. Sbai so yourself. If you wan Dr.
Sbai so o repea a response, press he R key.
To make he conversa ion more in eres ing, use he. ECHO ON command
(See Do Commands). This will cause he SBTALKER o say wha you
ype using a differen voice. Dr. Sbai so can also perform some simple
ma hema ics. If you feel ha you are no ge ing much help from Dr.
Sbai so, ype in he word HELP.
En er hese commands in Dr. Sbai so preceded by a period.
Dot Command
Description
.QUIT
This le s you qui his program. (You can also
qui by yping BYE or GOODBYE.)
.READ
Wi h his command, Dr. Sbai so can read an
ASCII ex file. Forma : .READ filename.
.TONEt
This command se he one — is ei her 0 (Bass)
or 1 (T reble).
.VOLUME v
Se s he volume. — V ranges from 0 (Sof es )
o 9 (Loudes )
■PITCH p
Se s pi ch. — P ranges from 0 (High) o 9
(Low).
.SPEED s
Se s he speaking speed. — S ranges from 0
(Slowes ) o 9 (Fas es )
.PARAM tvps
Se s one (0 or 1), volume (0 o 9), pi ch (0 o
9) and speed (0 o 9).
■ECHO ON
This le s he program read wha you ype.
.ECHO OFF will urn i off.
.COLOR X
Se s he background screen color. X ranges
from 0 o 7.
.WIDTH 80 or 40 Se s screen wid h o 80 or 40 columns.
.HELP
En ers he help mode.
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