Ticker
The ticker will display the readout text on the screen. The ticker can be activated or deactivated by
pressing button 3. The size of the ticker is set by turning button 3. The position set by pressing and
turning button 3.
The colours are configured automatically depending on the colour combinations that are set with button
4.
When changing the size of the ticker with button 3, the news ticker switches from scrolling to word by
word.
The speed at which the text is displayed is linked to the reading speed of the Vocatex. You can adjust the
speed by turning button 9.
Reading bar
The horizontal reading bar is a clear bar from left to right on the screen. The text that isn't covered
by the bar is slightly visible. The reading bar is used to cover text or to select a part of the text to
read aloud.
Press button 3 until the bar is displayed on the screen. Turn button 3 to set the position. Press
and turn button 3 to change the width. Press button 5 to show or hide edge lines. Press long on
button 5 to change colours.
Press both navigation buttons 10 and 11 at the same time to read the text in the reading bar
without column recognition.
Press button 7 to read the text in the reading bar with column recognition.
Pitch control
Press the volume button 8 and turn the speed button at the same time button 9.
Language and reading voices
Attention! This menu will pop-up when initializing the unit for the first time.
You can change the language options at any time. To open the language menu, you press button 7 for
10 seconds. The language menu will open. The menu has 3 steps:
Step 1: Language of the spoken assisting messages
This is where you adjust the language of the spoken buttons. You choose your mother tongue. An
inhabitant of France chooses French. By turning the button 6 you choose the language. Hold
button 7 to go to step 2.
Step 2: Preferred voice
Most languages have several voices. In step 2 you choose your preferred voice for the spoken
buttons and your preferred voice for reading out the texts by turning button 6. Usually you can
choose between a male and female voice. In French, for example, you can choose between
Virginie, Thomas, Felix and Audry. You select the language by turning the big knob. By holding
button 7 you will go to step 3.
Step 3: Other reading voices
If you would like to have texts read out by other voices or in different languages, you can select
other voices in step 3. By turning button 6 you select a voice. By briefly pressing button 7 you can
switch a voice on or off. (X) indicates that a voice is switched on. (
switched off. You can switch on/off various voices. By holding button 7 you will exit the voice and
language menu.
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