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1. How do I change CoPilot's voice?

The easiest way to change the voice is to reinstall CoPilot.

Otherwise, follow these instructions to change the voice without reinstalling:

CoPilot Live | Laptop 7 users:

  1. Close CoPilot.
  2. Open Windows Explorer (Start menu > All Programs > Accessories > Windows Explorer).
  3. Go to the folder C:\Program Files\CoPilot Live\Laptop7\App, assuming you installed CoPilot to your C: drive.
  4. Right click on the file called language.cfg, and select “Open With…” > “Choose Program…”.
  5. Choose to open the file with Notepad or WordPad.
  6. Now that the file is open, you’ll see an entry that looks like this:
    [RelativeDirectories]
    "TTSDir"="[see the next step for what to type here]"
  7. Change the text to match the speech voice you prefer, below. Again, this assumes you installed to your C: drive.
    a. US English- Male:
        "TTSDir"="C:\Program Files\CoPilot Live\Laptop7\Fonix\English\roger\cb112fff"
    b. US English- Female:
        "TTSDir"="C:\Program Files\CoPilot Live\Laptop7\Fonix\English\jessica\cb1126fd"
    c. UK English- Male:
        "TTSDir"="C:\Program Files\CoPilot Live\Laptop7\Fonix\mle01\ukenglish\roger132"
  8. Save the file and close it.
  9. The next time you open CoPilot you’ll hear the selected voice.

CoPilot Truck | Laptop 3 users:

Follow the same instructions for Laptop 7 with these parameters:

  1. The file language.cfg will be in C:\Program Files\CoPilot Truck\Laptop3\App.
  2. Change the text to match the speech voice you prefer:
    a. US English- Male:
        "TTSDir"="C:\Program Files\CoPilot Truck\Laptop3\Fonix\English\roger\cb112fff"
    b. US English- Female:
        "TTSDir"="C:\Program Files\CoPilot Truck\Laptop3\Fonix\English\jessica\cb1126fd"
    c. UK English- Male:
        "TTSDir"="C:\Program Files\CoPilot Truck\Laptop3\Fonix\mle01\ukenglish\roger132"