Sounds And Voices; About Sounds And Voices; About Computer Voices; Selecting A Voice - TomTom Blue&Me 2 Reference Manual

Sounds and voices

About sounds and voices

Your Blue&Me TomTom 2 uses sound for some or all of the following:
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Driving directions and other route instructions
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Traffic information
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.
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Warnings that you set
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Hands-free phone calls
There are two types of voice available for your Blue&Me TomTom 2:
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Computer voices
Computer voices are generated by your Blue&Me TomTom 2. They provide route instructions and
read aloud city and street names, traffic and other useful information.
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Human voices
These are recorded by an actor and only provide route instructions.

About computer voices

Your Blue&Me TomTom 2 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 recognize 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 Blue&Me TomTom 2, 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 Blue&Me TomTom 2 in several ways.
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In the Driving view.
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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