Weather Talker and Telephony

Weather Talker

Here is a list of the files you will need to download and run to get the weather talking to work.

Required components (Not needed for Win 2000, it is all ready to go.)

   * The core component (needed for win95/98).
   * The basic english driver. Also, download the british female driver
   * The british english drivers , that may be needed.
   * You may also need the SAPI 4.0 runtime file.
   * Internet explorer 3.02 or later.

Also, once downloaded you need to run these files. There will be no message at the end.

Win 98 users, you will most likely need to select and download the english british speech drivers as well.

Go to the "Setup" menu, and click on "Weather Talk". Select "Setup / control panel".

Be sure that your speakers are connected, and any necessary power is turned on.

   * Click button labeled "Select Speech Driver", and make a choice.
   * Click button labeled "Select Audio Device", and make a choice.
   * Click red "Talk OFF" so that it turns into a green "Talk ON" button.
   * Click the "Test" button, you should hear a weather report!
   * Select the start and ending times for voice reports.
   * Select the report interval.
   * Specify the information to be included in the report.
   * Enter any Introductory words (e.g. "local weather report".
   * Click the "Test" button, you should hear a weather report!
   * Click the button labeled "SaveSettings".
   * Click the button labeled "Close".

Telephony

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