User's Guide

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Changing the Pronunciation of Words
If the synthesized voice is pronouncing a word incorrectly, you can change
it. This procedure changes pronunciations for the current voice. If you
select a different voice, the changes will not apply to the new voice.
1. Select Menu > Toolbox > User Settings > Voice. Then select Main
Voice or Prompt Voice.
2. Select Edit a Pronunciation.
3. Select the Enter word field to open a keyboard. Enter the word you
want to correct and select the keyboard Finished button.
4. Select the Enter phonetic spelling field to open a keyboard. Enter a
phonetic spelling for the word. Select the keyboard Finished button.
To listen to the pronunciation, select .
5. Select Add. The word and its phonetic spelling will appear below the
entry fields.
6. Repeat steps 3, 4, and 5 for each pronunciation you want to add.
Note: If you need to remove a pronunciation, select .