Alpha VS 100 - Page 22

«—<ENTER>
-
Say
all.
Each
time
you press
<ENTER>,
the
whole text
will
be
spoken,
—
«*S
-
Say one
word.
The
word
under
the
cursor
is
pronounced
.
—ARROW
KEYS
-
Move
cursor.
The
four
arrow
keys
let
you
move
the cursor
in
the
four
directions,
-—SHIFT
LEFT
or
SHIFT
RIGHT
ARROWS
-
Move
cursor
back
or
forth
one
word
at a
time.
To
say
all the
text
one
word
at
a
time,
move
the
cursor
to
the
top
left,
then
use
S
and
SHIFT
RIGHT
ARROW
alternately.
—
R
-
Remove
word.
The
word
under
the
cursor
is
deleted.
•
K
-
Clear
all.
You
will
be asked
if you
really
want
to
clear
the
whole
text
(as a
safety
precaution).
Type
Y
if
you want
to,
N if
you
don't.
Remember
to
type
I to
enter
new
text.
—A
-
Add
phoneme.
The
program
will
ask
you
for
a valid
Votrax
phoneme.
(See
chart).
Then
you
are
asked
for
a
pitch
level.
We
will
explain
that
later;
for
now
simply
press
ENTER.
—
D
-
Delete-
The
phoneme
under
the
cursor
is
deleted.
•-C
-
Change.
The
phoneme
is
deleted
and
you
are
asked
to put
a new
one
in its
place
as
in the
"A"
(Add
phoneme)
command
.
—Now
is
the
time
to
discuss
pitch
control.
The
VS-100
is
capable
of
saying
phonemes
at one
of
four
pitch
levels.
The
pitch
is the
frequency
of
the
sound.
For
example,
a
man'
s
voice
has a
lower
pitch
than
a
woman's.
To
the
base
pitch
are added
very
small
variations,
called
inflections.
Your VS-100
will
automatically
add
these
inflections,
making
the
speech
sound
more
natural
.
—
SHIFT
UP or
SHIFT
DOWN
ARROW
-
contols
the
base
pitch.
(Note
that
SHIFT
DOWN
ARROW
will
not
work
on
the
Model
.III
and
on
some
Model
I's).
Let's
work
with
an
example:
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