Garmin Languages / Voices

[dvpro]

Bro, i can't use this on my GMXT leh, i renamed it to english_british and it's either not detected at all or detected but no voice notification.

Are you using latest version of GMXT? Did you rename the file accordingly (note the underscore after the word "british":

If the voice is not detected in Settings, rename to original name "English_British_.vpm".

BTW, it works fine in my WM GMXT.

[rohimplc]

hmmm....
where i can get 'malay' voice ek...

[chee_loong]

No TTS sexy lady voice??

Yes... I also wish to download some..

[edgarchen]

Garmin has released another voice pack to turn on the mood for Christmas festive seasons.

Elfred Voice Pack

Let Elfred the Elf put you in the holiday spirit with his good humor and great directions. Download Elfred today and make your travels cheery and bright!
* Not compatible with the nüvi 300 series or nüvi 600 series.

http://www8.garmin.com/vehicles/voices/elfred.html

[chlesoh]

No doubt the voice is sexy but how come all the units, ie KM, meter, miles & feet are all messed up?

I know you guys are exploring alternative fun voices. But can someone care to reload the original british english voice for nuvi 200 as mine is damaged

[edchuang (retired)]

No doubt the voice is sexy but how come all the units, ie KM, meter, miles & feet are all messed up?

I know you guys are exploring alternative fun voices. But can someone care to reload the original british english voice for nuvi 200 as mine is damaged

You want original british english voice with TTS or without? PM your email address to me or use Garmin Webupdater to load.

[soulquarianz]

i been playing around with the voice pack by garmin (elfred and dr.nightmare for GMXT and both not working. the only only voice working is the sexy......

what i need was i rename the default sexy voice to other language example portuguese_.vpm. or even american or british.

[stratman2]

i been playing around with the voice pack by garmin (elfred and dr.nightmare for GMXT and both not working. the only only voice working is the sexy......

what i need was i rename the default sexy voice to other language example portuguese_.vpm. or even american or british.

Unfortunately Garmin's festive season voice packs are compatible only with the 200-series Nuvis. By doing this they have sidelined the tens of thousands of 300, 600 and 700-series users.

Actually, Garmin voice file names do not have to be, e.g. "English_British_.vpm", "Cantonese_.vpm", "Portugese_.vpm".

You can in fact, name them as "A.vpm", "Sexy voice.vpm" or "My favorite voice.vpm" if you want. Those are external Windows file names. What you see displayed on your unit under "Languages" or "Locale" settings are the internal language names. They're the internal language names that are read and recognized by your Nuvi unit, not the external file name.

Internal language file names however, have to comply with Garmin's standard, e.g. "English American", "Catala", "Danish", "Mandarin (China)", etc. There's a utility that can change the internal voice file name (I have it stashed somewhere), but changing to some other alternative language may yield unpredictable voice prompts.

[chee_loong]

You can in fact, name them as "A.vpm", "Sexy voice.vpm" or "My favorite voice.vpm" if you want. Those are external Windows file names. What you see displayed on your unit under "Languages" or "Locale" settings are the internal language names. They're the internal language names that are read and recognized by your Nuvi unit, not the external file name.

Internal language file names however, have to comply with Garmin's standard, e.g. "English American", "Catala", "Danish", "Mandarin (China)", etc. There's a utility that can change the internal voice file name (I have it stashed somewhere), but changing to some other alternative language may yield unpredictable voice prompts.

Hi stratman2,

Not clear what you try to explain on above? Can elaborate more?

[stratman2]

You can in fact, name them as "A.vpm", "Sexy voice.vpm" or "My favorite voice.vpm" if you want. Those are external Windows file names. What you see displayed on your unit under "Languages" or "Locale" settings are the internal language names. They're the internal language names that are read and recognized by your Nuvi unit, not the external file name.

Internal language file names however, have to comply with Garmin's standard, e.g. "English American", "Catala", "Danish", "Mandarin (China)", etc. There's a utility that can change the internal voice file name (I have it stashed somewhere), but changing to some other alternative language may yield unpredictable voice prompts.

Hi stratman2,

Not clear what you try to explain on above? Can elaborate more?

Hi C.L.,

The language list that shows up in your Garmin unit is not identified from the physical file name, e.g. English_British_.vpm. but rather, the internal language name. If you don't believe me, rename your English_British_.vpm to "Malaysia_.vpm" and guess what...in your language options it still shows up as English_British! You will not find any entry that says "Malaysia" in your list.

What's happening? That's because your GPSr is reading the internal language name, not the physical file name.

To illustrate, these are the contents of my Nuvi 310's language options and the physical file names that I'm using.

ScreenShot009.jpg

As you can see, I renamed my custom voice files for my easy reference. They need not be American_English.vpm or British_English.vpm, etc. So, if I want my Sponge Bob voice to be my host navigator, I would have to select Mandarin(Taiwan) from the list and if I want the Kitt voice, I'll have to select English_British, etc.

The internal language file names are however, fixed...so I have to use the ones on the list. For the Garmin 2xx-series, Garmin somehow has devised a method to have the language name reflect the true language option.