Instruction Manual

Section 7: Settings
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Google Voice Typing Settings
Google voice typing allows you to speak your entries. When you enable Google voice typing, it’s available for use
when you touch a field to enter text.
For more information, refer to “Using Google Voice Typing” on page 17.
1. From a Home screen, tap Apps
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Settings
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Controls tab
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Language and input
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Google
voice typing check box to enable it.
2. Tap Settings beside Google voice typing for options:
● Choose input languages: Select languages for Google voice typing. Select Automatic to use the Default
language exclusively, or choose other language(s).
● Block offensive words: Hide words many people find offensive are in results of Google voice searches.
Offensive words are replaced in results with a placeholder (####).
● Offline speech recognition: Download and install speech recognition engines, to allow you to use voice
input while not connected to the network, such as during Airplanemode.
Voice Recognizer
1. From a Home screen, tap Apps
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Settings
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Controls tab
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Language and input
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Voice
recognizer.
2. Select an available option: Samsung powered by Vlingo or Google.
Voice Search Settings
► From a Home screen, tap Apps
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Settings
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Controls tab
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Language and input
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Voice
search for options:
● Language: Choose a language for voice searching.
● Speech output: Set whether search results use speech output Always, Informative only, or Hands‑free mode
only.
● Block offensive words: Hide words many people find offensive from the results of Google voice searches.
Offensive words are replaced in results with a placeholder (####).
● Hotword detection: Launch a voice search by saying the word“Google.”
● Offline speech recognition: Install a language module for offline speech recognition.
● Personalized recognition: Allow your tablet to improve recognition based on your speech. (This option is
only available when you are signed in to a Google Account.)
● Google Account dashboard: View and manage your collected data.(This option is only available when you
are signed in to a Google Account.)
● Bluetooth headset: Record audio through an optional Bluetooth headset (not included).
Text-To-Speech Options
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 a Home screen, tap Apps
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Settings
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Controls tab
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Language and input
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Text-to-
speech options.
2. Select a current Preferred TTS engine from the list of available options. The default is the Samsung text-to-
speech engine option.
3. Tap Settings next to the preferred TTS engine configure the following settings:
— Language: Allows you to set the language for spoken text.
— Settings for Samsung text-to-speech engine: Allows you to configure the General settings for the 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.
— Listen to an example: Plays a short example of what the text‑to‑speech feature sounds like on your device
when activated.
— Default language status: Displays the status of the currently selected language.
Mouse/Trackpad
This option sets the pointer speed for an externally connected mouse or trackpad (not included).
1. From a Home screen, tap Apps
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Settings
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Controls tab
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Language and input
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Pointerspeed.
2. Touch and drag along the scale to set the pointer speed.
Voice Control
Use voice commands to control functions of yourtablet.
Note: If you set the alert type for notifications to vibrate, voice command is not available.
1. From a Home screen, tap Apps
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Settings
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Controls tab
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Voice control.
2. Tap OFF/ON to enable the feature.
3. Tap each option to enable it:
● Alarm: Stop or snooze alarms with the voice commands “Stop”and “Snooze.”
● Camera: Take pictures with the voice commands “Smile”,“Cheese”, “Capture”, and “Shoot.”
● Music: Control the Music app with the voice commands “Next”,“Previous”, “Pause”, “Play,”, “Volume Up”,
and “Volume Down.”