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diff --git a/manual/configure_rockbox/main.tex b/manual/configure_rockbox/main.tex new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..7e984f4217 --- /dev/null +++ b/manual/configure_rockbox/main.tex @@ -0,0 +1,615 @@ +\chapter{Configuring Rockbox} +\newpage + +\section{Sound Settings} +{\centering\itshape + [Warning: Image ignored] % Unhandled or unsupported graphics: +%\includegraphics[width=4.15cm,height=2.371cm]{images/rockbox-manual-img32.png} + \textmd{ } [Warning: Image ignored] +% Unhandled or unsupported graphics: +%\includegraphics[width=4.15cm,height=1.951cm]{images/rockbox-manual-img33.png} + \newline +Recorder sound settings Player sound settings +\par} + +This menu offers a selection of sound properties you may change to +improve your sound experience. + +\begin{itemize} +\item \textbf{Volume} + +The sound volume your music is played at. Although settable range is +0{}-100\%, many units don't produce audible output +below 40\%. On Recorders, volume settings above 92\% will cause +distortion (clipping) and are not recommended. + +\item \textbf{Bass} +This emphasises or suppresses the lower +(bass) sounds in the track. 0 means that bass sounds are unaltered +(flat response). + +\item \textbf{Treble} +This emphasises or suppresses the higher +(treble) sounds in the track. 0 means that treble sounds are unaltered +(flat response). + +\item \textbf{Balance} +How much of the volume is generated by the left or right channel of the +sound. The default, 0, means that the left and right outputs are equal +in volume. Negative numbers increase the volume of the left channel +relative to the right, positive numbers increase the volume of the +right channel relative to the left. + +\item \textbf{Channels} + +This option controls the on{}-board mixing +facilities of the Jukebox. A stereo audio signal consists of two +channels, left and right. Available options are + +\begin{itemize} +\item \textbf{Mono Left: }Plays the left channel in both stereo channels. +\item \textbf{Mono Right:} Plays the right channel in both stereo channels. +\item \textbf{Mono:} Mix both channels down to mono and send the mixed signal +back to both. +\item \textbf{Stereo:} Do not mix the signal +\item \textbf{Stereo Narrow: }Mixes small amounts of the opposite channel into +the left and right channels, thus making the sound seem closer +together. +\item \textbf{Stereo Wide:} Elements of one channel that are present in the +opposite channel are removed from the latter. This results in the +sound seeming further apart. +\item \textbf{Karaoke:} Removes all sound that is the same in both channels. +Since most vocals are recorded in this way to make the artist sound +central, this often (but not always) has the effect of removing the +voice track from a song. +\end{itemize} + +\item \textbf{Loudness (Recorder only)} +Loudness is an effect which emphasises bass and treble. This makes the +track seem louder by amplifying the frequencies that the human ear +finds hard to hear. Frequencies in the vocal range are unaffected, +since the human ear picks these up very easily. + +\item \textbf{Auto Volume (Recorder only)} +Auto volume is a feature that automatically lowers the volume on loud +parts, and then slowly restores the volume to the previous level over a +time interval. That time interval is configurable here. Short values +like 20ms are useful for ensuring a constant volume for in car use and +other applications where background noise makes a constant loudness +desirable. A longer timeout means that the change in volume back to +the previous level will be smoother, so there will be less sharp +changes in volume level. + +\item \textbf{Super Bass (Recorder Only)} +This setting changes the threshold at which bass frequencies are +affected by the \textbf{Loudness} setting, making the sound of drums +and bass guitar louder in comparison to the rest of the track. This +setting only has an effect if \textbf{Loudness} is set to a value +larger than 0dB. + +\item \textbf{MDB {}- Micronas Dynamic Bass (Recorder Only)} +The rest of the parameters on this menu relate to the Micronas Dynamic +Bass (MDB) function. This is designed to enable the user to hear bass +notes that the headphones and/or speakers are not capable of +reproducing. Every tone has a fundamental frequency (the ``main tone'') and also several harmonics, which are related to that tone. The human brain has a +mechanism whereby it can actually infer the presence of bass notes from +the higher harmonics that they would generate.\\ + +The practical upshot of this is that MDB produces a more authentic +sounding bass by tricking the brain in believing it's +hearing tones that the headphones or speakers aren't +capable of reproducing. Try it and see what you think.\\ + +The MDB parameters are as follows. + +\begin{itemize} +\item \textbf{MDB enable: } This turns the MDB feature on or off. For many +users this will be the only setting they need, since Rockbox picks +sensible defaults for the other parameters. MDB is turned off by +default. +\item \textbf{MDB strength:} How loud the harmonics generated by the MDB will +be. +\item \textbf{MDB Harmonics}: The percentage of the low notes that is +converted into harmonics. If low notes are causing speaker distortion, +this can be set to 100\% to eliminate the fundamental completely and +only produce harmonics in the signal. If set to 0\% this is the same +as turning the MDB feature off. +\item \textbf{MDB Centre Frequency: }The cutoff frequency of your headphones or speakers. This is usually given in the specification for the headphones/speakers. +\item \textbf{MDB shape: }It is recommended that this parameter be set to 1.5 +times the centre frequency.\\ + +This is the frequency up to which harmonics are generated. Some of the +lower fundamentals near the cut{}-off range +will have their lower harmonics cut off, since they will be below the +range of the speakers. Fundamentals between the +cut{}-off frequency and the lower frequency will have their harmonics proportionally boosted to compensate and restore the 'loudness' of these +notes.\\ + +For most users, the defaults should provide an improvement in sound +quality and can be safely left as they are. For reference, the +defaults Rockbox uses are: + + +\begin{tabular}[c]{|p{4.5290003cm}|p{1.56cm}|} +\hline +{\centering\bfseries\itshape +Setting +\par} +& +{\centering\bfseries\itshape +Value +\par} +\\\hline +{\centering\upshape +MDB Strength +\par} +& +50dB +\\\hline +{\centering\upshape +MDB Harmonics +\par} +& +48\% +\\\hline +{\centering\upshape +MDB Centre Frequency +\par} +& +60Hz +\\\hline +{\centering\upshape +MDB Shape +\par} +& +90Hz +\\\hline +\end{tabular} + +\end{itemize} +\end{itemize} + +\section{\label{ref:GeneralSettings}General Settings} +{\centering\mdseries\itshape + [Warning: Image ignored] % Unhandled or unsupported graphics: +%\includegraphics[width=3.822cm,height=2.184cm]{images/rockbox-manual-img34.png} + [Warning: Image ignored] % Unhandled or unsupported graphics: +%\includegraphics[width=4.667cm,height=1.963cm]{images/rockbox-manual-img35.png} + \newline +Recorder general settings Player general settings +\par} + +\subsubsection{\label{ref:PlaybackOptions}Playback Options} +This menu is for configuring settings related to MP3 playback + +\begin{itemize} +\item \textbf{Shuffle} +Select shuffle ON/OFF. This alters how Rockbox will select which next +song to play. +\item \textbf{Repeat} +Repeat modes are Off/One/All. ``Off'' means no +repeat. ``One'' means repeat one track over +and over. ``All'' means repeat playlist/directory. +\item \item{Play Selected First } +This setting controls what happens when you press PLAY on a file in a +directory and shuffle mode is on. If this setting is Yes, the file you +selected will be played first. If this setting is No, a random file in +the directory will be played first. +\item \textbf{Resume} +Sets whether Rockbox will resume playing at the point where you shut +off. Options are: Ask/Yes/No/Ask once. +``Ask'' means it will ask at boot time. ``Yes'' means it will unconditionally try to resume. ``No'' means it will not resume. ``Ask once'' will erase the resume info if you answer no, and thus not ask you again. +\item \textbf{FFwd / Rewind} +Two options are available at this point + +\begin{itemize} +\item \textbf{FF/RW Min Step} +The smallest step, in seconds, you want to fast forward or rewind in a +track. +\item \textbf{FF/RW Accel} +How fast you want search (ffwd/rew) to accelerate when you hold +down the button. ``Off'' means no acceleration. ``2x/1s'' means double the +search speed once every second the button is held. ``2x/5s'' means double the search speed once every 5 seconds the button is held. +\end{itemize} + +\item \textbf{Anti{}-skip Buffer} +This setting is really ``extra anti{}-skip''. It lets you set +a timer for how many seconds earlier than normally necessary the disk +should spin up and start reading data. You don't need +this unless you shake and bump the unit a lot. Spinning up the disk +earlier than necessary naturally drains the batteries a little extra. +Most users will not need this setting. + +\item \textbf{Fade on Stop/Pause} +This setting enables and disables a fade effect when you pause +or stop playing a song. Fade is a progressive increase or reduction of +volume, from your set volume to 0, and vice versa. + +\item \textbf{ID3 tag priority} +ID3 tags in an MP3 file contain information about the artist, title, +album etc. of the track. This option controls whether Rockbox uses the information from ID3v2 tags in preference to that from ID3v1 tags when both types of tag are present. +\end{itemize} + +\subsection{File View} +This menu deals with options relating to how the file browser displays +files + +\begin{itemize} +\item \textbf{Sort Case Sensitive} +If this option is enabled files that start with a +lower case letter will appear after the files that start with an upper case letter have all been listed If disabled, then case will be ignored when sorting files. +\item \textbf{Sort Directories} +This option controls how Rockbox sorts folders. The default is to sort +them alphabetically. ``By date'' sorts them with the oldest folder +first. ``By newest date'' sorts them with the newest folder first. + +\item \textbf{Sort Files} +This option controls how Rockbox sorts files. In addition to the +options for directory sorting above, there is a ``By type'' option +which sorts files alphabetically by their type (such as .mp3) then +alphabetically within each type. + +\item \textbf{\label{ref:ShowFiles}Show Files} +Controls which files are displayed in the directory browser: + +\begin{itemize} +\item \textbf{Music: } +Only directories, .mp3, .mp2, .mpa and .m3u files +are shown. Extensions are strippe'd. Files anddirectories starting with . Or with the ``hidden'' flag set are hidden. +\item \textbf{Playlists:} +Only shows directories and playlists, for +simplified navigation. +\item \textbf{Supported:} +All directories and files Rockbox understands (see page \pageref{ref:Supportedfileformats}) are shown. Files and directories starting with . or with the +``hidden'' flag set are hidden. +\item \textbf{All:} +All files and directories are shown. Extensions are shown. No files or +directories arehidden +\end{itemize} + +\item \textbf{Follow Playlist} +If Follow Playlist is set to ``Yes'', you will find yourself in the same +directory as the currently playing file if you go to the Directory +Browser from the WPS. If set to ``No'', you will stay in the same directory as you were last in. + +\item \textbf{Show Icons} +This indicates whether Rockbox will display an icon representing what +type a file is on the left of the file in the browser. For details of +these icons, please see page \pageref{ref:Supportedfileformats}. +\end{itemize} + +\subsection{\label{ref:Displayoptions}Display Options} + +\begin{itemize} +\item \textbf{Browse fonts} +Browse the fonts that reside in your \textbf{/.rockbox} directory. +Selecting one will activate it. See page \pageref{ref:Loadingfonts} for further details about fonts. + +\item \textbf{Browse WPS files} +Opens the file browser in the \textbf{/.rockbox} directory and displays +all .wps files. Selecting one will activate it, stop will exit back to +the menu.\\ + +For further information about the WPS see page \pageref{ref:WPS}. For +information about editing a .wps file see page \pageref{ref:ConfiguringtheWPS}. + +\item \textbf{LCD Settings} + +%\begin{itemize} +This submenu contains settings that relate to the display of the +Jukebox. +\item \textbf{Backlight:} +How long the backlight shines after a key +press. Set to OFF to never light it, set to ON to never shut it off or +set a preferred timeout period. +\item \textbf{Backlight on WhenPlugged:} +This option turns the backlight on constantly while the charger cable is connected. +\item \textbf{Caption Backlight:} This option turns the backlight on for +25 seconds either side of the start of a new track so that the display +can be read to see song information. +\item \textbf{Contrast:} Changes the contrast of your LCD display. +Warning: Setting the contrast too dark or too light can make it hard to +find this menu option again! +\item \textbf{LCD Mode} (Recorder only): This setting lets you invert +the whole screen, so now you get a black background and green text +graphics. +\item \textbf{Upside Down: }Displays the screen so that the top of the +display is nearest the buttons. This is sometimes useful when carrying +the Recorder in a pocket for easy access to the headphone socket. +\item \textbf{Line Selector: }Select this option to have a bar of +inverted text (``Bar'' option) mark the current line in the File +Browser rather than the default arrow to the left (``Pointer'' option). + This gives slightly more room for filenames. +%\end{itemize} + +\item \textbf{Scrolling} +This feature controls how text will scroll in Rockbox. You can configure +the following parameters: + +\begin{itemize} +\item \textbf{Scroll Speed:} +Controls how many times per second the scrolling text moves a step. +\item \textbf{Scroll StartDelay:} +Controls how many milliseconds Rockbox should wait before a new text begins scrolling. +\item \textbf{Scroll Step Size:} +Controls how many pixels the text scroll should move for each step. (Recorder/Ondio only) +\item \textbf{Bidirectional Scroll Limit: } +Rockbox has two different scroll methods, always scrolling the text to the left, and when the line has ended, beginning again at the start, or moving to the +left until you can read the end of the line, and scroll right until you +see the beginning again. Rockbox chooses which method it should use, +depending of how much it has to scroll left. This setting lets you tell +Rockbox where that limit is, expressed in percentage of line length. +\end{itemize} + +\item \textbf{Status/Scrollbar (Recorder only)} +Settings related to on screen status display and the scrollbar. + +\begin{itemize} +\item \textbf{Scroll Bar: }Enables or disables the scroll bar at the +left. +\item \textbf{Status Bar: }Enables or disables the status bar +at the upper side. +\item \textbf{Button Bar:} Enables or disables the button bar prompts +for the F keys at the bottom of the screen. +\item \textbf{Volume Display:} Controls whether the volume is displayed +as a graphic or a numerical percentage value on the Status Bar. +\item \textbf{Battery Display: }Controls whether the battery charge +status is displayed as a graphic or numerical percentage value on the +Status Bar. +\end{itemize} + +\item \textbf{Peak Meter (Recorder only) } +The peak meter can be configured with a number of parameters. (For a description of the peak meter see page \pageref{ref:Peakmeter}.) + +\begin{itemize} +\item \textbf{Peak Release:} +This determines how fast the bar shrinks when the music becomes softer. +Lower values make the peak meter look smoother. +\item \textbf{Peak Hold Time:} +Specifies the time after which the peak indicator will reset. If you set this value e.g. to 5s then the peak indicator displays the loudest volume value +that occurred within the last 5 seconds. Big values are good if you +want to find the peak level of a song, which might be of interest when +copying music from the jukebox via the analogue output to some other +recording device. +\item \textbf{Clip Hold Time:} +How long the clipping indicator will be visible after clipping was detected +\item \textbf{Performance:} +In high performance mode, the peak meter is updated as often as possible. This reduces the chance of missing a peak value, making the peak meter more precise. In energy save mode the peak meter is updated just often enough to look fluid. +This reduces the load on the CPU and thus saves a little bit of energy. If you crave every second of runtime for your jukebox or simply use the peak meter as a screen effect, the use of energy save mode is recommended. If you want to use +the peak meter as a measuring instrument you'll want to use high performance mode. +\item \textbf{Scale:} +Select whether the peak meter displays linear or logarithmic values. In +``dB'' (decibel) scale the volume values are scaled logarithmically. +This very similar to the perception of loudness. The volume meters of +digital audio devices usually are scaled this way. If you are +interested in the power level that is applied to your headphones you +should choose ``linear'' display. Unfortunately this value +doesn't have real units like volts or watts since that +depends on the phones. So they can only be displayed as percentage +values. +\item \textbf{Minimum and maximum range:} These two options define the +full value range that the peak meter displays. Recommended values for +dbFs are {}-40 for min. and 0 for maximum. For linear display, use 0 +and 100\%. Note that {}-40 dbFs is approximately 1\% in linear value, +but if you change the minimum setting in linear mode slightly and then change to dbFs there will be a large change. You can use these values for +'zooming' into the peak meter. +\end{itemize} +\end{itemize} + +\subsubsection{\label{ref:SystemOptions}System Options} + +\begin{itemize} +\item \textbf{Battery} +Options relating to the batteries in the Jukebox unit. +\begin{itemize} +\item \textbf{Battery Capacity} can be used to tell the Jukebox what +capacity (in mAh) of battery is being used inside it. The default is +1500mAh for NiMH battery based units, and 2300mAh for LiOn battery +based units, which is the capacity value for the standard batteries +shipped with these units. This value is used for calculating remaining +battery life. +\item \textbf{Deep discharge (Non{}-FM recorder only)} +Set this to ON if you intend to keep your charger connected for a long +period of time. It lets the batteries go down to 10\% before starting +to charge again. Setting this to OFF will cause the charging to restart +on 95\%. +\item \textbf{Trickle Charge (Non{}-FM recorder only)} +The Jukebox cannot be turned off while the charger is connected. +Therefore, trickle charge is needed to keep the batteries full after +charging has completed. For more in depth information about charging +see Battery FAQ in your \textbf{/.rockbox/docs }directory. +\end{itemize} + +\item \textbf{Disk} +Options relating to the hard disk. + +\begin{itemize} +\item \textbf{DiskSpindown:} +Rockbox has a timer that makes it spin down the hard disk after being idle for acertain time. You can modify this timeout here. This idle time is only +affected by user activity, like navigating through file browser. When +the hard disk spins up to fill mp3 buffer, it automatically spins down +afterwards. +\item \textbf{Disk Poweroff:}(non v2/FM{}-recorder only) +Whether the disk is powered OFF or only set to ``sleep'' when spun +down. Power off uses less power but takes longer to spin{}-up. +\end{itemize} + +\item \textbf{Time and Date (Recorder Only)} +Time related menu options. + +\begin{itemize} +\item \textbf{Set Time/Date: } +Set current time and date. +\item \textbf{Time Format: } +Choose 12 or 24 Hour clock. +\end{itemize} + +\item \textbf{\label{ref:idlepoweroff}Idle Poweroff} +Rockbox can be configured to turn off power after the unit has been idle +for a defined number of minutes. The unit is idle when playback is +stopped or paused. It is not idle while the USB or charger is +connected, or while recording. + +\item \textbf{Sleep Timer} +This option lets you power off your jukebox after playing for a given +time. This setting is reset on boot. Using this option disables the +\textbf{Wake up alarm} (see below). + +\item \textbf{Wake up alarm (Recorder v2/FM only)} +This option turns the Jukebox off and then starts it up again at the +specified time. This is most useful when combined with the Resume +setting in the Playback options set to ``Yes'', so that the Jukebox +wakes up and immediately starts playing music. Use LEFT and RIGHT to +adjust the minutes setting, UP and DOWN to adjust the HOURS. PLAY +confirms the alarm and shuts your Jukebox down, and STOP cancels +setting an alarm. If the Jukebox is turned on again before the alarm +occurs the alarm will be canceled. Using this option disables the \textbf{Sleep Timer} (see above). + +\item \textbf{Limits} +This submenu relates to limits in the Rockbox operating system. + +\begin{itemize} +\item \textbf{Max files in dir browser: }Configurable limit of files in +the directory browser (file buffer size). You can configure the size to +be between 50 and 10000 files in steps of 50 files. The default is 400, +higher values will shorten the music buffer.\\ + +Note: the device must be rebooted for settings to take effect! +\item \textbf{Max playlist size: }Option to configure the maximum size +of a playlist. The playlist size can be between 1000 and 20000 files in +steps of 1000. By default it is 10000. Higher values will shorten the +music buffer.\\ + +Note: the device must be rebooted for settings to take effect! +\end{itemize} + +\item \textbf{Car Adapter Mode} +This option turns on and off the car ignition auto stop +function. + +When using the Jukebox in a car, car adapter mode automatically stops +playback on the Jukebox when power (i.e. from cigarette lighter power +adapter) to the external DC in jack is turned off. + +When the external power off condition is detected, the Car Adapter Mode +function only pauses the playback. In order to shut down the Jukebox +completely the \textbf{Idle Poweroff} function (see above) must also be +set. + +If power to the DC in jack is turned back on before the \textbf{Idle +Poweroff} function has shut the Jukebox off, playback will be resumed +5 seconds after the power is applied. This delay is to allow for the +time while the car engine is being started. Once the Jukebox is shut +off either manually, or automatically with the \textbf{Idle Poweroff +}function, it must be powered up manually to resume playback. + +\item \textbf{Line In (Player only)} +This option activates the line in port on Jukebox Player, which +is off by default. + +This is useful for such applications as: +\begin{itemize} +\item Game boy {}-{\textgreater} Jukebox {}-{\textgreater} human +\item laptop {}-{\textgreater} Jukebox {}-{\textgreater}human +\item LAN party computer {}-{\textgreater} Jukebox {}-{\textgreater} human +\end{itemize} + +\item \textbf{Manage settings} +This submenu deals with loading and saving settings. + +\begin{itemize} +\item \textbf{Browse .cfg Files: } +This displays a list of configuration +(.cfg) files stored in the \textbf{/.rockbox} system directory. This +is useful if the Jukebox is plugged into more than one different output +device (e.g. headphones, computer, car stereo, hi{}-fi) so that a settings file can be maintained for each. +\item \textbf{Browse Firmwares:} This displays a list of firmware (.mod +for Players and .ajz for Recorders) file in the \textbf{/.rockbox} system directory. Playing a firmware file loads it into memory. Thus it is possible to +run the original Archos firmware or a different version of Rockbox from +here assuming that you have the right files installed on your disk. +\item \textbf{Reset Settings: }This wipes the saved settings in the +Jukebox and resets all settings to their default values. +\item \textbf{Write .cfg file: }Saves the current settings into a .cfg +file for later use with \textbf{Browse .cfg Files} above. +\end{itemize} + +\end{itemize} + +\subsubsection{\label{ref:Bookmarkconfigactual}Bookmarking} + +\begin{itemize} +\item \textbf{Bookmark on Stop} +Write a bookmark to the disk whenever the stop key is pressed. If +playback is stopped it can be resumed easily at a later time. The +\textbf{Resume} function remembers your position in the most +recently accessed track regardless of this setting. +\item \textbf{Load Last Bookmark} +When this is on, Rockbox automatically returns to the position of the +last bookmark within a file when it is played. If set to Ask, Rockbox +will ask the user whether they want to start from the beginning or the +bookmark. When set to no, playback always starts from the beginning +and the Bookmark file must be played or \textbf{Load Bookmark} selected +from the \textbf{Bookmarks} submenu of the Main Menu while the file is +playing. +\item \textbf{Maintain a list of Recently Used Bookmarks} +If this option is turned on, Rockbox will store a list of Bookmarks that +have been accessed recently. This is then accessible from the +\textbf{Recent Bookmarks} option of the \textbf{Bookmarks} submenu of +the Main Menu. +\end{itemize} + +\subsection{\label{ref:Language}Language} +This setting controls the language of the Rockbox user interface. +Selecting a language will activate it. The language files must be in +the \textbf{/.rockbox/lang/} directory. + +See page \pageref{ref:Loadinglanguages} for further details about +languages. + +\subsection{Voice} + +\begin{itemize} +\item \textbf{Voice Menus} +This option turns on the Voice User Interface, which will read out menu items and settings as they are selected by the cursor. In order for this to work, a voice file must be present in the \textbf{/.rockbox/lang/} directory on the recorder. Voice files are large (1.5MB) and are not shipped with Rockbox by +default. + +The voice file is the name of the language for which it is made, +followed by the extension .voice. So for English, the file name would +be \textbf{english.voice}. + +This option is on by default. It will do nothing unless the appropriate +.voice file is installed in the correct place on the Jukebox. + +\begin{itemize} +\item \textbf{Limitations} +\begin{itemize} +\item Setting the Sound Option \textbf{Channels} to ``karaoke'' may +disable voice menus. +\item Plugins and the wake up alarm do not support voice features. +\end{itemize} + +\item \textbf{Voice Directories} +This option turns on the speaking of directory names. The Jukebox is +not powerful enough to produce these voices in real time, so a number of options are available. + +\begin{itemize} +\item \textbf{.talk mp3 clip: } +Use special pre{}-recorded MP3 files (\textbf{\_dirname.talk}) in each directory. These must be generated in advance, and are typically produced synthetically using a text to speech engine on a PC. If no such file exists, the output is as for the ``numbers'' option below. +\item \textbf{Spell: } +Speak the directory name by spelling it out letter +by letter. Support is provided only for the most common letters and +punctuation. +\item \textbf{Numbers: } +Each directory is assigned a number based upon its position in the file list. They are then announced as ``Directory 1'', ``Directory 2'' etc. +\item \textbf{Off: } +No attempt will be made to speak directory names. +\end{itemize} + +\item \textbf{Voice Filenames} +This option turns on the speaking of directory names. The options +provided are ``Spell'', ``Numbers'', and ``Off'' which function the same as for \textbf{Voice Directories} and ``.talk mp3 clip'', which functions as above except that the files are named with the same name as the music file (e.g. \textbf{Punkadiddle.mp3 } would require a file called \textbf{Punkadiddle.mp3.talk}). +\end{itemize} +\end{itemize} +See +\url{http://www.rockbox.org/twiki/bin/view/Main/VoiceHowto} for more details on configuring speech support in Rockbox. + |