Penpower PCE Standard User Manual

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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.