Help! No spoken street names on TomTom XL 340 S Can anyone help? I can't find how to make my TomTom XL 340 S speak the street names. I just get the generic "turn Left" type directions.
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I have an older TomTom model, and out of the box this function was not enabled. To enable text-to-speech on my model (TomTom One XLS), I had to perform the following action: Tap on "Change Preferences". Go to screen four, and tap on "Change Voice". Select "Computer Voice". Tap "Read Aloud Steet Names", checking the box, and then tap "Done". These instructions were not found in the manual, but were on a card that was in the box.
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I read that if you have this problem with no street names spoken, the fix is to do a factory reset on your unit and that will correct this problem. Worth a try!
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this is a useful information i am going to try this and let you people know if ti worked in my case or not..
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they should really include this information in the manual. i cant uderstand why not.
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yes the spoken street names are available only with certain voices - the ones labeled computer
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I had this problem too. On the TomTom Home application, the computer voices were listed as not being usable by the device (even though they came pre-installed on the device). I tried the factory reset (holding down power button on the unit for 15 seconds until it restarts). This did not work. Then I followed the instructions to reinstall the TomTom application on the device from here: http://www.tomtom.com/9091 . This worked. I also should have tried restarting the TomTom Home application before or after the factory reset of the device. That may have worked.
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I followed D. Kovac's instructions on re-installing the TomTom application on the device but did not work. When I finished the install and rebooted the XL 340, the device complained it had no maps installed! Next, I re-connected the device to the computer and TomTom Home errored saying I had installed the wrong app version. It gave me a new update, which I installed and I ended up back in square one!
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I have the older model TomTom XL-S and know that ONLY the computerized female or male voices will actually speak the street names. All other voices included with the GPS are "real" voices and therefore cannot speak the actual street names, just the generic type directions as you mentioned. I don't know if your newer model TomTom is the same, but it sounds to me like it might be. Hope this helped!
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Text to speech is the ability to announce the street names. Like "turn left at elm street", instead of "turn left in .1 miles".I had a 360 which went bad after a couple years, the built-in antenna became defective. A known issue with that series. Was able to fix it by adding a cheap external antenna. I know this is a very late post, but both the 300 series and units like the 250W are very obsolete. Should be looking at units like the 255W or 265W, or 1300 or 1400 series at this point.
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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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Go to tomtom home and do a backup first. Then remove all voices except the computer one. That the one that speaks street names. Then go to update my device and update the software first. Then update the maps. Then you will be fine. Follow these steps and you will have no problems.
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You cant get free maps. You have to buy them following instructions from TomTom site.
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hi... i have the same problem..but tomtom dont supported this device...just for business with webfleet account....
1663212
It doesn't announce street names, there are several voice choices but with each option it states directions only, no street names
1661665
The problem with TomTom in general is that the maps have to be updated and is not for free. Plus the internal memory is very small. It may stop working just because there is no space. l already bought another one-Magellan with free maps update for life.
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If you're tracking this, M. Gudde, you may want to jump on today's Gold Box deal for the TomTom ONE XL GPS at $99.99, and feature for feature, it's is hard to beat. It comes pre-loaded with maps of he US and Canada, and users can download additional maps onto an SD memory card and install them on their TomTom for navigation almost anywhere in the world. Did a quick check at the TomTom factory outlet site, and they're selling the TomTom ONE XL Refurbished for $159.95 right now. This one probably won't last very long today.
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There must be differences depending on when you buy. I got the unit itself, a window mount bracklet, a USB cable and a car charger cable which also gives live traffic updates. However I would NEVER buy or recommend TomTom. For the past year or more their after sales service sucks, there is none. Go to Garmin. After 15 years with TomTom I changed and it's a welcome relief.Cheers.
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Yes, it will give spoken directions but not by street name: ie "Turn left in 200 feet" not "Turn left onto Baker street in 200 feet"
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Go to "Settings" menu, then "Sound and Warnings", then 'Voice Language". Select one of the voices labeled as "TTS Voice, street names announced". If you don't have any TTS Voice options listed then the TTS files are not installed on your unit. Ask the seller for them or search for them on one of the Internet forums, such as gpsunderground.
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Mine was trying to charge me as well until I activated my lifetime maps. If you have the TOMTOM home downloaded go to tools (at the top left of the page) and down to use latest maps guarantee. This worked for me at least. If that doesn't work for you then I would call the customer service number.
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I don't know, but it could be a simple software problem. Just restore the program using tomtom's free software and that should get rid of the issue.
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I have the same question. The road that shows on the menu bar is the next street you will be turning on. How can you get it to display the street you are presently on?
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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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The "T" stands for Traffic (Real time display of current traffic around your location).LMT=LifeTime Maps &Traffic.Your; own model? Funny question! Which one did you buy?I do not have this exact unit but I have used similar items in the past.