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sirmaru · 10-22-2013, 07:31 PM

I was reading an eBook on my HDX and could not figure out how to set up text to speech and have it turn off when I wanted to go to sleep.

I then did a down sweep and tapped Help. I then tapped Connect to Mayday. A 1.5" x 1.5" picture appeared with a live technician at the other end. He was able to make lines on my HDX 2013, operate functions and show me how to implement them.

This was FANTASTIC. I got connected in 10 seconds.

Anyway, the answer was to tap about tap about 1" from the bottom of the screen. There is an arrow there to start text to speech. One can turn it off by tapping the double bar.

To set the Quiet Time, go to Settings / Notifications and Quiet Time. Then tap Quiet Time at the top and then turn on a schedule at the bottom for when Quiet Time starts and ends.

I'm still not sure if the book keeps moving pages quietly. I'll have to now go back to Mayday to find out

Nothing beats this help mechanism for any other eReaders.

Edit: I called back my HDX technician and he told me the pages stop turning when the Quiet Time kicks in. This Mayday help is really great. By they way, for what its worth these two technicians were American, and not Indian - not that It matters as long as they know what they are doing.

10-22-2013, 07:31 PM	#1
sirmaru Wizard Posts: 2,426 Karma: 6561538 Join Date: Nov 2007 Device: Kindle PW 2013, HDX 2013, Galaxy S5 2014	Mayday Use for first time. I was reading an eBook on my HDX and could not figure out how to set up text to speech and have it turn off when I wanted to go to sleep. I then did a down sweep and tapped Help. I then tapped Connect to Mayday. A 1.5" x 1.5" picture appeared with a live technician at the other end. He was able to make lines on my HDX 2013, operate functions and show me how to implement them. This was FANTASTIC. I got connected in 10 seconds. Anyway, the answer was to tap about tap about 1" from the bottom of the screen. There is an arrow there to start text to speech. One can turn it off by tapping the double bar. To set the Quiet Time, go to Settings / Notifications and Quiet Time. Then tap Quiet Time at the top and then turn on a schedule at the bottom for when Quiet Time starts and ends. I'm still not sure if the book keeps moving pages quietly. I'll have to now go back to Mayday to find out Nothing beats this help mechanism for any other eReaders. Edit: I called back my HDX technician and he told me the pages stop turning when the Quiet Time kicks in. This Mayday help is really great. By they way, for what its worth these two technicians were American, and not Indian - not that It matters as long as they know what they are doing. Last edited by sirmaru; 10-22-2013 at 07:45 PM.