Penpower Chinease Expert PCE Scanner - Manual (Page 35)

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3.6.4 Listen to Pronunciation
You can hear pronunciations of the selected phrase with either the Text-to-Speech or Hu-
man voice commands.
Text-to-Speech
Text-to-Speech (TTS) pronounces words using a computer-renerated voice to help you
quickly learn the pronunciation and tone of words.
Select a term such as 洋基, then click the Text-to-Speech button to listen to its TTS
pronunciation.
Human voice
If you have recorded a human voice saying a certain phrase or sentence, you can then
choose to have it spoken using the Human voice command. For example, if you had previ-
ously recorded human speech for the phrase 洋基, click the Human Voice
button to
hear it.
Note: For instructions on recording human speech refer to 3.6.5 Recording.
Note: You can adjust the speed of pronunciation. Refer to 3.3 Setting Speed of Speech.
Select a phrase such as 洋基, then click the Record in your own voice button to turn
on the recorder. Click the button to begin recording. When you are done recording,
click the button to stop recording. Click the button to listen to the record-
ing and then click the button to save the recording.
3.6.5 Recording
You can add human speech for phrases
and sentences to compare with the TTSvoice
and for further repeated practice to improve
the accuracy of your pronunciation.