Samsung Galaxy S User Manual

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This feature allows the phone to provide a verbal readout of 
on-screen data such as messages and incoming caller 
information.

Press  

➔ 

 and then tap 

 (Settings) 

➔ 

Voice input and output 

➔ 

Text-to-speech settings.

Configure the available options to alter the settings 

associated with this feature:

• Listen to an example: plays a short example of what the text-to-

speech feature sounds like on your device when activated.

• Driving mode: incoming calls and new notifications are 

automatically ready out loud.

• Always use my settings: accepts an override of application 

settings with personal configurations for this text-to-speech settings 
screen. If enabled, your device defaults to using the text-to-speech 
feature.

• Default engine: sets the speech synthesis engine that will be used 

for the spoken text. Choices include: Pico TTS.

• Install voice data: confirms the installation of necessary data 

required for voice synthesis.

• Speech rate: adjusts the rate at which on-screen text is spoken by 

the device. Choose from: Very slow, Slow, Normal, Fast, and Very 
fast.

• Language: assigns the language used for verbal readout. Choose 

from American English or Spanish.

• Pico TTS: configures the pico TTS settings for various languages.

Date and Time

This menu allows you to change the current time and date 
displayed.

Press  

➔ 

 and then tap 

 (Settings) 

➔ 

Date and time.

Tap Automatic to allow the network set the date and time.

Important!: Deactivate Automatic to manually set the rest of the options.

Tap Set date and use the plus or minus icons to set the 

Month, Day, and Year then touch Set.

Tap Select time zone, then touch a time zone.

Tap Set time and use the plus or minus icons, set Hour, and 

Minute. Touch PM or AM, then tap Set.

• Optional: Touch Use 24-hour format. If this is not selected the 

phone automatically uses a 12-hour format.

Tap Select date format and touch the date format type.