How to get my Garmin 350 to "speak out" the streat name? In Garmin 350's specification, it says it has the feature: Text-to-Speech - unit prompts you to "Turn right on Main St" instead of "Turn right in 500 feet". But, my unit doesn't speck the street name, only the numer of feet or miles. Is there a setting I need to change to get it to speak the street name? How to get my Garmin 350 to "speak out" the streat name? In Garmin 350's specification, it says it has the feature: Text-to-Speech - unit prompts you to "Turn right on Main... » Read More How to get my Garmin 350 to "speak out" the streat name? In Garmin 350's specification, it says it has the feature: Text-to-Speech - unit prompts you to "Turn right on Main St" instead of "Turn right in 500 feet". But, my unit doesn't speck the street name, only the numer of feet or miles. Is there a setting I need to change to get it to speak the street name? « Show Less
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In response to Rebecca King's statement: "the speakers are not great"I agree that NONE of the GPS units have great speakers (and I've looked at quite a few). So, I went to Wal-Mart and bought a $9 adaptor, which connects the output-jack of my Nuvi-350 directly to my car stereo.This is a MUST if you plan on using the nuvi's mp3 function and listening to music along the way. I've permanently wired mine so that it is a super easy connection and now I can hear all my mp3's (as well as Jill's navigation) through my car-speakers.Hope this is helpful to others... In response to Rebecca King's statement: "the speakers are not great"I agree that NONE of the GPS units have great speakers (and I've looked at quite a few). So, I went to Wal-Mart and bought a $9 adaptor, which connects the output-jack of my Nuvi-350 directly to my car stereo.This is a MUST if you plan on using the nuvi's mp3 function and listening to music along the way. I've permanently wired mine so that it is a super easy connection and now I can hear all my mp3's (as well as Jill's navigation) through my car-speakers.Hope this is helpful... » Read More In response to Rebecca King's statement: "the speakers are not great"I agree that NONE of the GPS units have great speakers (and I've looked at quite a few). So, I went to Wal-Mart and bought a $9 adaptor, which connects the output-jack of my Nuvi-350 directly to my car stereo.This is a MUST if you plan on using the nuvi's mp3 function and listening to music along the way. I've permanently wired mine so that it is a super easy connection and now I can hear all my mp3's (as well as Jill's navigation) through my car-speakers.Hope this is helpful to others... « Show Less
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Use settings | Locale. Several of the voices are marked "TTS". Those, and only those, speak street names.The unit comes from the factory with the voice set to "Jill". None of them sounds really pleasant -- the speakers are not great -- but all the TTS voices seem reasonably understandable.-dk
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One way I think that you can use FM transmiier. Connect it to your GPS and listen direction/Mp3 on FM!!
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Nathan, how does one connect the adapter to the car stereo? I have a Honda Accord with AM/FM/XM/CD but there's no opening or port for any kind of adapter. You say that you've permanently wired the connection. Does that mean you fiddled with something under or behind the dashboard?
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As far as I know, it is not audible but it changes color when you go over that limit. ,I do not use that function often. I choose to use "TIME OF ARRIVAL" at that position. To get a answer from Garmin, you can call them at 800 800 1020. All I know is that I have used almost all brands of GPS, and the Garmin RV 760 LMT is far superior to anything else out there with the information you need, and not just a bunch of fluff.
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I just got the 3790T. I was driving and my wife activated the GPS from the passenger seat. You need to pronounce the phrase like the GPS does. When you input one, it will repeat it back toy ou. I think it works great. I chose "CAPTAIN KIRK" because it had a good 'voice' strength of 80 and the GPS seems to recognize it even when softly talking to it. I mentioned the word to my wife in a conversation and the GPS 'heard' it and switched to Voice Mode.
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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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My guess is 255W speaks street names in North America version only. You can see it on www.garmin.com when you do side by side comparison.
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J.RIPORTELLAI WENT TO BEST BUY TO GET SOME IMPUT ON THE GPS AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE NUVI 350 AND THE BASIC GPS IS THE NUVI IS GOOD IF YOU TRAVEL TO DIFFERENT COUNTRIES, IT DOES NOT SAY THE STREET NAMES, AND IF YOU WANT JUST A BASIC ONE THIS ONE IS NOT IT, THIS ONE HAS ALL THE BELLS AND WHISLES WHICH YOU WILL MOST LIKLY NOT USE AND THE PRICE IS FAR MORE. THE GARMIN C550 IS A VERY GOOD ONE AND IT TELLS YOU THE STREETS.
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Thank you, John, for the suggestion. There apparently two different models: 325 and 325S. The 325S comes with the computer voice that reads the street names. I have not be able to download a computer voice to the 325 yet. If you have a suggestion I would welcome the help.
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Yes, Espanol Americas is an option in the Language section of the "Settings" that shows up on the "Home" screen. There are actually 2 names listed, but only one (Paulina) speaks the street names. You may have to go to garmin.com to download updates (free) if it is not included when you start with a new unit. Good luck!
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I don't have this unit, but my Blackberry with Telenav only announces the name of a street that I am to turn or veer onto.... don't think you want your GPS announcing the name of every cross street you come to. Would be pretty annoying.
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How about the 885 without MSN Direct, and adding the GTM 20, which gives Navtec fm traffic? That's what I'm considering doing. Might want to call Garmin to see if this option will give you what you want. If you do, would you report back? Yes. 855 is the one i mean. Sorry for the confusion.
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Thank you so much for your replies. I would have never figured it out on my own and would have had to call Garmin for help!!!! Thanks again.
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Go to the Garmin site on the web. Click on the "support" tab. On the lower left of the support page is a section called "support spotlight"Select the question you want answered. Good Luck
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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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Hello Vlad. I too have a 920. It will announce the turn in either 800, 400, 300 or 100 yards depending on how fast you are going AND if there is actually more than the above available. 800 yards is ROUGHLY 1/2 mile. If you turn on a street and your next turn is rougly 2 blocks away, it will not announce an 800 yard turn, but will automatically reduce it to 400 or 300 or 100 yards, depending again, on how far away you are. I just recently bought my 920 and am still getting used to it, having had a Magellan, and then borrowing my son's TomTom One, 3rd edition. HIS DOES have a "ding" when it it is time to turn and I have not yet located that option on the 920, BUT in the preference, you can set it up have the street name on the screen where you need to turn, AND if you choose a computerized voice to announce, you can also set it to announce the name "In 400 yards, turn Right - Countryside Drive. The street announcement will not work with the human voices that are included or that can be downloaded, but it works great with the computerized voices. Almost ALL of the functions on a TomTom can be user set, to either use, not use, and up to 5 of the most used can be accessed from a Quick Set icon that can be placed on the left of the screen. I have VOICE ACTIVATED NAVIGATION, CHANGE TO NIGHT/DAY VIEW, ADD POSITION TO FAVORITES, USE 3D/2D SCREENS. Comes in handy when you are on the go... Hope this helps.
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I have used one, and it does NOT announce streets by name. The description is quite wrong.
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i have been using a Garmin Nuvi255W for about a year and have been very happy but now it no longer says the street names and it no longer recognizes any cities I put in. how do I fix these two problems?
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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.