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Setting Up Voice Announcements

SkyRoof can make voice announcements of the the satellite AOS events and position changes. Up to two AOS announcements may be enabled.

Click on Tools / Settings in the main menu to open the Settings window:

Voice Announcement Settings

  • Voice - select one of the voices available on your system. To install a new voice package in Windows, go to Settings > Time & language > Speech and then select Add voices to download and install the desired voice package.
  • Volume - set the volume between 1 and 100;
  • Enable - enable or disable the announcement;
  • Minutes Before AOS: enter 0 to 5 minutes;
  • Degrees Between Announcements: 1° to 30°. Satellite position is announced when the angular distance between the previous and current positions exceeds this value;
  • Message - enter the announcement message. For the satellite name enter {name}, for the number of minutes before AOS enter {minutes}, for the azimuth and elevation enter {azimuth} and {elevation} respectively.