
                          CHAPTER I
                   INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE




    I-A. Installing the hardware components.


    First of all, you have to unplug the PC.
    Then connect the electronic key on one of the parallel
ports of the computer. The key is equipped with two connectors
to allow the possible connection of a priter.
    Install the speech synthesizer. For more information,
consult the documentation specific to your speech synthesizer.



    I-B. Installing the software.


    I-B-1. Automatic installing.

    VOXPARLE installing system can be run automatically with
practically no intervention of the user on the operating
system.

    To use this facility, do as follows: insert the diskette
"VOXPARLE #1" into the drive A of your PC. Close the drive
door and reset your machine using the "reset" knob or by
depressing simultaneously the CONTROL ALT and DEL keys.

    If you Use this method, the system is rebooted from the
diskette and the software installing begins. All you have to
do is follow the instructions given by the installing program.

    Note: VOXPARLE can include one diskette or more, depending
upon the kind of speech synthesizer to install. In the case
where several diskettes are necessary, only insert the
required diskette in the drive and press the ENTER key to
allow the system to carry on with the installing.

    Once the installing is over, choose the Exit option in the
main menu of the installing program. Put the software
diskette(s) in a safe place and reset the system as seen
above.

    VOXPARLE is now ready to work. To run it, consult the
documentation specific to the driver of your speech
synthesizer.



    I-B-2. Manual installing.

    This second installing method can be used if the operating
system can only be loaded from your hard disk C or if the
format of the diskettes which you have been given does notcorrespond to the diskette format accepted by your drive A.

    To begin, insert the first installing diskette into the
chosen drive. Then make this drive the default drive, which
means that the DOS prompt must indicate the drive name. Once
that done, type INSTALL then press the ENTER key. From now on,
all you have to do is follow the instructions given on the
screen by the installing program.
    When the installating has been completed, choose the Exit
option of the program. VOXPARLE is now ready to work. (See the
documentation specific to the synthesizer driver to run it.)



    I-C. Running the software.


    During the installing on the hard disk C, the system
creates a directory called VOXPARLE which contains all the
files required for the software working. To load the program,
the system also copies over to the root of the hard disk a
batch file (having a .BAT extension) whose name is different
depending on the speech synthesizer used.

    VOXPARLE uses data dictionary and profile files which it
is going to look for in the directory in which it is installed
(see below). The directory name can be modified by the user
who must therefore specify it to the program in a way or
another.

    Before discussing the way to initialize the directory
files, let's have a look at the syntax to load the software.

    The syntax is as follows:
    C:\VOXPARLE\DRIVER1 OPTION
    C:\VOXPARLE\DRIVER2 OPTION
    ... OTHER PILOTE
    C:\VOXPARLE\VOXPARLE

    Description:
    PILOTEx: name of the speech synthesizer to use. VOXPARLE
can work alternatively with several synthesizers installed.
    option: a unmber of a letter indicating a communication
port number or a memory address, depending upon the speech
synthesizer installed.
    VOXPARLE: main software program.

    For more information about the OPTION and DRIVER
parameters, see the documentation of the speech synthesizer
installed.

    There are two possible methods to initialize the software
directory. The first one consists in affecting the full path
from the root (drive letter included) to the environment
variable VOXPARLE. This must be done before loading the
software following the syntax as described above. When the
software has been loaded, the variable VOXPARLE can bereleased from the environment.

    For instance:
    SET VOXPARLE=C:\VOXPARLE
    C:\VOXPARLE\DRIVER OPTION
    C:\VOXPARLE\VOXPARLE
    SET VOXPARLE=

    THUS, THE SOFTWARE REGARDS THE DIRECTIORY C:\VOXPARLE AS
THE DIRECTORY IN WHICH IT WILL LOOK FOR ALL THE FILES
REQUIRED.

    THE SECOND METHOD CONSISTS IN USING THE DOS COMMAND CD TO
MOVE ON TO THE SOFTWARE DIRECTORY AND LOAD VOXPARLE ALWAYS
FOLLOWING THE SYNTAX AS DESCRIBED ABOVE. THE SOFTWARE THUS
REGARDS THE CURRENT DIRECTORY AS THE DIRECTORY IN WHICH IT
WILL LOOK FOR THE NEEDED FILES.

    FOR INSTANCE:
    CD C:\VOXPARLE
    DRIVER OPTION
    VOXPARLE
    CD C:\

    THE RESULT IS JUST THE SAME AS BEFORE, THE DIRECTORY
VOXPARLE BEING THE REFERENCE DIRECTORY FOR THE PROGRAM.

    NOTE: THE FIRST METHOD AVOIDS MOVING ON TO THE PROGRAM
DIRECTORY. HOWEVER IF AN AFFECTATION ERROR OF THE PATH TO THE
ENVIRONMENT VARIABLE OCCURS OR IF THERE IS NO MORE FREE SPACE
FOR IT, THE SOFTWARE INITIALIZES THE CURRENT DIRECTORY AS ITS
REFERENCE DIRECTORY. YOU MUST THEREFORE BE ASSURED THAT THE
ENVIRONMENT SIZE IS LARGE ENOUGH TO USE THE FIRST METHOD TO
LOAD THE PROGRAM.

    IT IS POSSIBLE TO UNLOAD VOXPARLE FROM YOUR PC MEMORY SO
AS TO FREE SPACE OR TO LOAD ANOTHER ADAPTATION, AND THIS
WITHOUT HAVING TO TURN OFF THE MACHINE OR RESET THE SYSTEM.

    TO DO SO USE THE FOLLOWING SYNTAX:
    C:\VOXPARLE\VOXPARLE 0 or:
    VOXPARLE 0 if the software directory is included in DOS
path (see your MS-DOS documentation).



    I-D. Portability.


    I-D-1. Hardware.

    VOXPARLE can be installed on any IBM-compatible machine
with a power at least equivalent to an AT 286 modele. The
computer can be portable or transportable.


    I-D-2. Software.
    The required operating system is MS-DOS version 3.0 or
later. VOXPARLE works with most of the standard application
software. Its interactivity allows to automate the reading of
menus of all kinds.
    The occupied memory area is of about 48Kb for the main
program and 8 to 11Kb for the synthesizer driver, depending on
the modele used. It can be loaded in high memory by using MS-
DOS commands or any memory manager. Several speech
synthesizers can be loaded at the same time and activated by
means of a command.
    For an optimized working of VOXPARLE, be sure that the
following line is in your CONFIG.SYS file:
   DEVICE=DRIVE:\DIRECTORY_DOS\ANSI.SYS
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