Posted: August 10 2003 at 21:52 | IP Logged

Todd,

This error is caused while trying to init the Voice Recognition module.  It would appear that TTS is ok.  Did you download and install the additional VR and TTS components and in the proper order? 

Open your Control Panel and go to the Add / Remove Programs.  Do you have entries for the Microsoft Speech Recognition Engine 4.0 and the Microsoft Text to Speech Engine 4.0?

If the Microsoft speech components have not been properly installed, you'll have to ignore the error message and go into the PowerHome Explorer and disable the VR and TTS.  Restart PowerHome and the error message will be gone.

Assuming all has been installed correctly and it still doesn't work, what OS are you using?

Dave.

Posted: August 12 2003 at 17:12 | IP Logged

Dave,

YES they were both in the Add/Remove Pgms. BUT I removed it and have gone back and reinstalled them.  I still get the same error message.  I am running WIn 2K

Posted: August 13 2003 at 11:33 | IP Logged

Todd,

Is it possible that you have Microsoft Agent or any other TTS or VR programs installed?  I have found a thread which discusses a bug within the Microsoft SAPI ActiveX controls which might shed some light: http://groups.google.com/groups?q=%22direct+speech%22+microsoft+find+return&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&selm=u8NHHgVlAHA.1388%40tkmsftngp04&rnum=1

Long story short...if you do have any other TTS or VR programs installed such as Lernout and Hauspie (L & H), you might have to uninstall them as well as the Microsoft SAPI and reinstall them making sure to install the Microsoft SAPI first.

If this is not the case, can you get TTS up and running by itself??  Can we isolate the problem to just the VR or does both the TTS and VR have a problem.

Dave.

Posted: August 19 2003 at 20:56 | IP Logged

Sorry it took so long dave..I didnt have the email notify  box checked in the form and  I disabled TTS and VR and forgot about it till I was looking to get it working agian.... Yes it is with both TTS and VR.  And I cannt think of any other VR or TTS programs.

Posted: August 25 2003 at 09:36 | IP Logged

Todd,

I'd like you to try downloading http://www.myx10.com/download/sapi5setup.exe.  This is the setup for SAPI5 TTS.  Install this and then try changing your TTS Setup to SAPI5.  Leave VR disabled for now.  Exit PowerHome and restart. 

Lets see if we can at least get the TTS working and then we'll tackle the VR.

Let me know.

Posted: August 25 2003 at 11:34 | IP Logged

downloaded and installed set TTS for SAPI5 in setup section then reatarted PH receiving the following.

A critical error has occurred.

Error Number: 39
Error Message: Error accessing external object property item at line 1 in function f_setcurrentmode of object uo_tts_sapi5.
Window: uo_tts_sapi5
Object: uo_tts_sapi5
Event: f_setcurrentmode
Line: 1

Posted: August 25 2003 at 12:33 | IP Logged

Todd,

Open your Control Panel and launch the "Speech" icon.  Go to the "Text to Speech" tab.  Select a voice and then try to preview the voice.

Let me know the results.

Posted: August 25 2003 at 12:46 | IP Logged

Todd,

Also try...

Launch PowerHome.  Click 'OK' and bypass the Critical error message.  Go to menu Voice->TTS Setup.  Select a voice from the dropdown list.  Make sure that pitch and speed are both 0.  Check the "Save settings to Table" box and then exit.  Restart PowerHome and let me know.

Dave.

Posted: August 25 2003 at 12:59 | IP Logged

OK Dave that seemed to solve the critical message for the TTS And I can get the weather macro to work and tell me the weather for my area...

after I opended up soeech in the control pannel and previewed the voice I still had the error.  Then I went into the TTS setup and there was a voice selected but I re selected one and closed and opened PH and it worked!!

Thanks now on to VR..... Let me give you the error... I turned VR back on and rstarted PH and get

A critical error has occurred.

Error Number: 35
Error Message: Error calling external object function select at line 43 in function f_voiceinit of object uo_speechrec.
Window: uo_speechrec
Object: uo_speechrec
Event: f_voiceinit
Line: 43

Todd

Posted: August 25 2003 at 13:12 | IP Logged

Todd,

Thats great!!  One down.  However, the VR may be a little more difficult.  Ive made some changes to the VR module based upon your problems but they won't be available to test until I release the next beta version (Im shooting for this weekend).  I would like to have you test the fix for me when it is available.

In the meantime, lets verify that your Voice settings are correct.  Launch the PowerHome Explorer and go to Setup->VR.  Set your settings to the following:

Enable Voice Recognition: checked
Voice Recognition Autostart: unchecked
Voice Recognition Auto User: POWERHOME
Voice Recognition Auto Grammar: SLEEP
Automatic Gain: 0
Complete Timeout(ms): 300
Incomplete Timeout(ms): 600
Energy Floor: 32767
Real Time: 100
Echo: checked

After making the above adjustments, exit the Explorer and then exit PowerHome.  Restart.

My guess is that unless something was seriously wrong in the above settings, you'll still have the problem which we'll have to try and tackle with the release this weekend.

Dave.

Posted: August 25 2003 at 14:30 | IP Logged

settings were as you described.

will wait till the weekend...

Todd

Posted: August 25 2003 at 15:21 | IP Logged

Dave are there any FREE voices besides the 4 that mircosoft includes I dnot like them....

Todd