Jump into Voicecaster and start listening to your news!
Speak when Voicecaster is Silent
That's when Voicecaster is listening for your commands.
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With speakerphone use, speak your commands only when Voicecaster isn’t speaking. You’re cued to speak your command by a short (listen) tone followed by a silent pause and then another short (end) tone. Speak your command during the pause.
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If you’re wearing wired headphones, you can interrupt Voicecaster, and pause it, while it’s speaking by saying, “HEY EKKO”. Voicecaster doesn’t work yet with Bluetooth headphones.
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That's the key to controlling Voicecaster!
Jump into Voicecaster and
Start Listening to Your News!
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SPEAK WHEN VOICECASTER IS SILENT
That's when Voicecaster is listening for your commands.
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With speakerphone use, speak your commands only when Voicecaster isn’t speaking. You’re cued to speak your command by a short (listen) tone followed by a silent pause and then another short (end) tone. Speak your command during the pause.
If you’re wearing wired headphones, you can interrupt Voicecaster, and pause it, while it’s speaking by saying, “HEY EKKO”. Voicecaster doesn’t work yet with Bluetooth headphones.
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That's the key to controlling Voicecaster!
MUTE THE MIC
Unless you want to use Voicecaster while in a different App.
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​You can switch to another app while listening (and controlling Voicecaster). It'll continue to listen for commands. A red line at the top of the screen indicates the microphone is on.
You can mute the mic with the "MUTE" command or tap the mic button in the top right corner of the app. You'll need to tap the icon to unmute the mic.
So check your email or text messages (or anything else) while enjoying voicecasting!
UPDATE HEADLINES & STORIES (GRAB & GO)
Voicecaster only needs the Internet when updating its content.
Get the latest Headlines and Stories
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Say "REFRESH" or drag down on the list of Headlines to download the latest Headlines and Stories to Voicecaster.
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You'll hear a series of tones while Voicecaster performs the update.
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It only takes a few seconds to update the news and then you can leave the Internet behind!
VOICECASTER IS EASY
"GO", the one word you need to know!
Voicecaster starts in Headlines mode and waits for the “GO” command to start voicecasting the Headlines. Say "GO" when you want to hear the Story for one of the Headlines.
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You also use "GO" to make all your other selections in Voicecaster.
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So, take a few minutes to learn the first truly interactive voice interface.
PAUSE A STORY
You have options when you say "STOP".
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To get back to Headlines, say "HEADLINES".
Or, say "GO" to continue with the Story. You can also say, "REPEAT", "RESTART", "SKIP", "SETTINGS", "MUTE", "HELP", or "TIME".
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Go on, try it!
