Text to speech ?? My C520 gives plenty of warning when and where to turn but does not say the name of the street and I've not found a switch to turn this feature on or off.
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Hi Jill,Thank you so much for this information. I was set on returning my Mio C520 because it didn't say the street name but the specifications mentioned that it did TTS. In any event, I am now keeping it. I was thinking about the Nuvi 250W with less features and more money, but I like the MIO C520 for the price. Thanks again.
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Where do you select voices? I've checked everywhere and I don't see an option to change the voice or choose text-to-speech.
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Jill, Thank you. Spent 2 hours hunting for how to do this. Could they have hidden it any better? Thank you so much.Bruce
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Hi louis...In the mapping software, choose Settings; Language and in the voice language, chose the voice with TTS. For the English US, the default is Jason and he does not speak TTS but Samantha does. Hope this helps,Ron
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When you select the voices, a few of them have "TTS" after the name. These are the ones that can do Text-to-speech.
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there is a switch on the back that has 3 modes on trial and off...you have it in trial mode...switch it to the on mode and you will hear many phrases ;)
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The Bluetooth only works with phone calls. It does not allow music streaming from the Bluetooth enabled devices. The navigation provides basic turn by turn directions. It does not speak the street names. I hope the Information is helpful to you.
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We just ordered this GPS, and it is definitely the 2555LM. The photo also shows the screen used for voice commands. This model does NOT have voice commands. It speaks street names and instructions, but it does NOT take voice commands from the operator.
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There is a touch sensitive capacitance button on the upper top right hand of the detector that says CITY. Just lightly touch it for city mode and a red led will come on the panel with one beep. For highway mode press it again and the red led will disappear and you will her two beeps when you do. Hopes this helps you out. :)
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Yes the GPS announce the street names after you update the system by contacting manufacture tech support, they will ask for your unit serial number to verify your purchase, then will send you a microSD card with the TTS voice files, follow the instructions, you copy and paste the files into your GPS microSD card on computer, the TTS Pro function will be enabled, you can select those TTS voice files to read the street names. I recently updated it and now I have some voices which speak the street names, very happy with it.
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My Street Pilot seems to be more detailed with instructions. If I pass a turn off, it will notify me that I have. The Nuvi will keep silentuntil I have another opportunity to get on track taking me too far out of my way.
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It doesn't announce street names, there are several voice choices but with each option it states directions only, no street names
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Go to: Tools > Settings > Language > Voices: Check the voice (there may be several) that has TTS (text-to-speech) after its name (or says, "speaks street names").The error messages sounds like a Garmin problem. Contact them by phone.
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It only shows you what road you are on when it is NOT navigating to a destination you put in. When you are navigating to a destination the unit is "working" and shows you what it thinks you NEED and that is the NEXT turn and NOT the street you are on. This makes perfect sense. If you are in an area you don't know you don't need the road you are on but rather the road you turn on next and the distance to this road and turn. After all, it already gave you the road you are on when you turned on it. If it just said, "turn on Elm St." then you are on Elm St. :) Make sense?
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The c530 does not have text to speech. Neither does the c330. They will not speak street names.
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You can enter coordinates by hand or voice command. Like any machine, sometimes the voice command just doesn't translate correctly, so manual mode is necessary... it is intuitive, meaning it takes in a little information then offers several options of the full address. The big screen makes it easy to use. I use my Nuvi all the time.
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I am having the same issue...it does not tell me where to turn until it is too late. very frustrating
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no. There are no street name announcements in the 200 or 250. Look at the nuvi 260 and nuvi 350.
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I agree with your comments. I have had the TomTom One XL for over a month now. The Text to Speech would be nice option but I have found that it is not necessary to have. The accuracy of the satellites isa such that it tells you exactly when to turn. Also, the advantage of the big screen means that it's real easy to see the street name to turn on to if you really need it. So Text to speech is not a deal breaker for me.
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go with the garmin nuvi 260. has text-to-speech. now very affordable. enjoy!
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I was surprised when I got this that it didn't tell you how in the manual. The way I turned it on is to change your profile. Go to the tools (wrench and screwdriver at the bottom of the screen) and select profiles. If you select "vehicle" it will give you directions when you input a destination. At least mine did when I told it to go to a geocache. As for your maps, I have both selected. World maps and Detailed. The detailed is the summit and city series, so I would bet it would have to be checked to enable the turn by turn. Good luck.