Comments on: Enable Text-to-Speech: TomTom or Garmin http://www.gpsreview.net/enable-text-to-speech-tomtom-or-garmin/ GPS Reviews for Garmin, Magellan, TomTom, and other GPS Systems Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:27:52 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: robert http://www.gpsreview.net/enable-text-to-speech-tomtom-or-garmin/#comment-66852 robert Fri, 24 Jul 2009 17:18:58 +0000 http://www.gpsreview.net/enable-text-to-speech-tomtom-or-garmin/#comment-66852 I have the XL330S & I changed the voice to female computer but don't get the option to read aloud street names it is grayed out yet when I first picked up the unit on leaving the mall the voice read aloud the street names but has not since & in no way can I find any way to reset it Thank you in advance Robert I have the XL330S & I changed the voice to female computer but don’t get the option to read aloud street names it is grayed out yet when I first picked up the unit on leaving the mall the voice read aloud the street names but has not since
& in no way can I find any way to reset it
Thank you in advance
Robert

]]> By: Graham http://www.gpsreview.net/enable-text-to-speech-tomtom-or-garmin/#comment-65566 Graham Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:00:58 +0000 http://www.gpsreview.net/enable-text-to-speech-tomtom-or-garmin/#comment-65566 Hi There, Picked up TomTom XL (with TTS printed on the box) and followed you TTS instructions. Once I have chosen female computer voice the Speech Preferences screen appears but the blocks for Read Aloud Street Names, Foreign Names and Road Numbers are all greyed-in and not available for selection leaving only Traffic and POI warnings selectable. Any ideas what I'm doing wrong? Thanks & regards, Graham Hi There,
Picked up TomTom XL (with TTS printed on the box) and followed you TTS instructions. Once I have chosen female computer voice the Speech Preferences screen appears but the blocks for Read Aloud Street Names, Foreign Names and Road Numbers are all greyed-in and not available for selection leaving only Traffic and POI warnings selectable. Any ideas what I’m doing wrong?
Thanks & regards, Graham

]]> By: Tim http://www.gpsreview.net/enable-text-to-speech-tomtom-or-garmin/#comment-64802 Tim Wed, 17 Jun 2009 11:46:43 +0000 http://www.gpsreview.net/enable-text-to-speech-tomtom-or-garmin/#comment-64802 Franklin, it is sort of personal preference. The argument is that after you miss a turn, you can't go back in time, so there is nothing you can <strong>do</strong> about it. The "recalculating route" message on devices that give it stress some people out knowing they missed a turn. Regardless if the GPS announces "recalculating" or not doesn't change what you need to do next. We discussed this extensively in the <a href="http://forums.gpsreview.net/viewtopic.php?t=12112">Voice Telling me "Recalculating"</a> thread. There was some good discussion there. Franklin, it is sort of personal preference. The argument is that after you miss a turn, you can’t go back in time, so there is nothing you can do about it. The “recalculating route” message on devices that give it stress some people out knowing they missed a turn. Regardless if the GPS announces “recalculating” or not doesn’t change what you need to do next. We discussed this extensively in the Voice Telling me “Recalculating” thread. There was some good discussion there.

]]> By: Franklin Wu http://www.gpsreview.net/enable-text-to-speech-tomtom-or-garmin/#comment-64771 Franklin Wu Wed, 17 Jun 2009 01:21:57 +0000 http://www.gpsreview.net/enable-text-to-speech-tomtom-or-garmin/#comment-64771 Date: 20090616 I was so frustrated with the TOMTOM 130S GPS bought only days ago trying to enable the \speak street name\ function via the 'Change preferences' option. I could not find such check box until I followed the instructions above. Thank You Very Much for the help. Quick question: When I don't follow the TOMTOM driving instructions, how come it does not say 'recalculating routes' or something like ? Thanks in advance. Date: 20090616
I was so frustrated with the TOMTOM 130S GPS bought only days ago trying to enable the \speak street name\ function via the ‘Change preferences’ option. I could not find such check box until I followed the instructions above. Thank You Very Much for the help.
Quick question: When I don’t follow the TOMTOM driving instructions, how come it does not say ‘recalculating routes’ or something like ? Thanks in advance.

]]> By: Roger Baird http://www.gpsreview.net/enable-text-to-speech-tomtom-or-garmin/#comment-62017 Roger Baird Sun, 26 Apr 2009 21:43:16 +0000 http://www.gpsreview.net/enable-text-to-speech-tomtom-or-garmin/#comment-62017 Depending on the surface, this can be a real bear to loosen, esp. if on a painted surface or cushioned vinyl part of the dashboard. Soften the adhesive first with a squirt of WD-40 (Jig a Loo, NutsOff etc.) around the edge of the disk and very patiently pry it up a little at a time with a tool like a spoon or putty knife that is not too sharp as to scrape. More squirts of solvent plus patience plus gentle effort and time is the only way to do it right. The heat from a sunny day on the dash will help a bit too with the adhesive. Try to keep the effort between the foam and the disk, NOT the foam and the dash surface. Residual foam tape and adhesive will roll up under a cloth moistened with the WD-40. A final clean up with alcohol (even Vodka) will finish it off 3M sells double sides foam tape that will sub for the original adhesive when remounting. Depending on the surface, this can be a real bear to loosen, esp. if on a painted surface or cushioned vinyl part of the dashboard.

Soften the adhesive first with a squirt of WD-40 (Jig a Loo, NutsOff etc.) around the edge of the disk and very patiently pry it up a little at a time with a tool like a spoon or putty knife that is not too sharp as to scrape. More squirts of solvent plus patience plus gentle effort and time is the only way to do it right. The heat from a sunny day on the dash will help a bit too with the adhesive.
Try to keep the effort between the foam and the disk, NOT the foam and the dash surface.

Residual foam tape and adhesive will roll up under a cloth moistened with the WD-40. A final clean up with alcohol (even Vodka) will finish it off

3M sells double sides foam tape that will sub for the original adhesive when remounting.

]]> By: Robert Yenko http://www.gpsreview.net/enable-text-to-speech-tomtom-or-garmin/#comment-61908 Robert Yenko Thu, 23 Apr 2009 16:44:06 +0000 http://www.gpsreview.net/enable-text-to-speech-tomtom-or-garmin/#comment-61908 Hi, I was wondering if you have any suggestions on how to remove the adhesive of a TomTom XL330s that is used to mount the suction cup from the car windshield. I wanted to move it to another car. thanks, robert Hi,
I was wondering if you have any suggestions on how to remove the adhesive of a TomTom XL330s that is used to mount the suction cup from the car windshield. I wanted to move it to another car.
thanks,
robert

]]> By: Joe http://www.gpsreview.net/enable-text-to-speech-tomtom-or-garmin/#comment-56256 Joe Sun, 01 Feb 2009 18:30:00 +0000 http://www.gpsreview.net/enable-text-to-speech-tomtom-or-garmin/#comment-56256 Thank you! Like others here I, too, was about to return my unit because it wasn't speaking the street names. I changed from the default TTS voice to a human voice the instant I bought it because I don't care for the TTS voice. I guess I'll have to get used to it...(!) Thanks again. Thank you! Like others here I, too, was about to return my unit because it wasn’t speaking the street names. I changed from the default TTS voice to a human voice the instant I bought it because I don’t care for the TTS voice. I guess I’ll have to get used to it…(!) Thanks again.

]]> By: Tim http://www.gpsreview.net/enable-text-to-speech-tomtom-or-garmin/#comment-55845 Tim Mon, 26 Jan 2009 13:36:29 +0000 http://www.gpsreview.net/enable-text-to-speech-tomtom-or-garmin/#comment-55845 "spoken street names" does mean TTS. However the ONE XL model doesn't have TTS. The ONE XL-S and XL-330s models do have it though. “spoken street names” does mean TTS. However the ONE XL model doesn’t have TTS. The ONE XL-S and XL-330s models do have it though.

]]> By: genevieve http://www.gpsreview.net/enable-text-to-speech-tomtom-or-garmin/#comment-55843 genevieve Mon, 26 Jan 2009 13:10:35 +0000 http://www.gpsreview.net/enable-text-to-speech-tomtom-or-garmin/#comment-55843 i was about to do the same thing!!! i was about to do the same thing!!!

]]> By: Genevieve http://www.gpsreview.net/enable-text-to-speech-tomtom-or-garmin/#comment-55842 Genevieve Mon, 26 Jan 2009 13:08:16 +0000 http://www.gpsreview.net/enable-text-to-speech-tomtom-or-garmin/#comment-55842 thank you so much for this simplistic explanation of enabling the TTS. I bought a TomTom XL yesterday and was told that 'spoken street names' meant TTS. Anyway upon coming home i tried it out and it did not say street directions like i thought it would being an apparent TTS device. i was literally about to exchange or refund it! so luckily i stumbled upon this. Once again thank you! thank you so much for this simplistic explanation of enabling the TTS. I bought a TomTom XL yesterday and was told that ’spoken street names’ meant TTS. Anyway upon coming home i tried it out and it did not say street directions like i thought it would being an apparent TTS device. i was literally about to exchange or refund it!
so luckily i stumbled upon this. Once again thank you!

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