TomTom GO GPS User Manual download pdf (Page 17)

Selecting a voice

How do computer voices work?

Your TomTom GO makes use of text-to-speech technology to generate

computer voices. A text-to-speech program converts written text, for example

an instruction like “Turn right”, into the sound of a human voice.

The text-to-speech program looks at the whole sentence to make sure that the

sound you hear is as close to the real thing as possible. The program is also

able to recognize and quite accurately pronounce foreign place and street

names. For example, the English voice can read French street names.

Note: If you select a Human voice, this will only be able to announce

commands, but not street names. If you would like street names to be

announced, you will need to select a computer voice.

Internal and external speakers

Your TomTom GO contains a high quality speaker. This is used to play all the

sounds on your GO unless you connect to external speakers.

You can connect external speakers to your GO in the following ways:

• Using an audio cable.

Note: If your car stereo has a line-in connector, you can play sound from your

GO through your car speakers.

• Connecting a Bluetooth® Hi-Fi headset or speakers.

• Tuning the FM Transmitter in your GO to use your car radio speakers.

FM transmitter

There is an FM Transmitter inside your GO that works like a radio station. This

means you can hear the instructions made by your GO and play your mp3

songs through your car radio speakers.

Setting up

• In the Main Menu tap Change preferences, then tap Speaker preferences.

Change voice

To change the voice being used by your TomTom GO, tap Change voice in

the Preferences menu and select a voice from the list.

Your TomTom GO has two different kinds of voices:

• Computer voices

These are generated by your GO. They provide spoken instructions

while you are driving and can pronounce street names and announce

messages, traffic reports, weather reports, tips and tutorials.

•Human voices

These are recorded by an actor.

Note: Human voices only provide spoken instructions.

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TomTom GO GPS User Manual Page 17