Need Help WIth Nuvi 260 TTS

The Nuvi 260 does speak the street names...Double check to be sure you choose a name with TTS. If that doesn't work call Garmin...

OK. Thanks for the reply (quick).
I called Garmin and I had to go into
wrench > settings > language > voice.. and then choose American English-Jill (TTS). Apparently you have to choose a voice that ends with TTS. I wish I had a British Voice (female of course) that was TTS instead of "American English". Any tips to get a new TTS voice?

When I spoke to Garmin support they were VERY helpful and acted like it was a very common problem/question.

I like the GPS but feel the manual that came with it is lacking. It is a generic 200 series manual and does not mention anything about TTS.

Thanks!

P.S. Love the site. May create a new POI for the site in the future.......

Check to see if there is a manual for the Nuvi 260 available on the Garmin website for download. The downloadable manual, usually 30-40 pages long, typically has more how-to included.

If you have not downloaded the Garmin updater from Garmin, you can find it under Garmin.com site. Look at the tabs for Downloads and updates. Download the Updater( I keep mine on my desktop), plug in your USB cable to your GPS and the rest is automatic.
It will tell if there are any updates for your 260. It will also show all the text and voices that you can use. And yes British Emily TTS is there.

The same area you picked Jill out for voice you should also see other voices you can use.If not run WebUpdater and it will show other voices you can download.Go to this site for download http://www8.garmin.com/products/webupdater/

I already ran web updater the first day I got it.
My only TTS choices are American-English-Jill,
Espanol-Paulina, and Francais-Julie. I wanted a
Brit Female.........

I went to the Garmin site for your model and it doesn't show any voices for download.Not sure why but on mine you can see it has plenty for downloads https://buy.garmin.com/shop/store/downloadsUpdates.jsp?produ... .I don't believe the download is any different for another model but not sure.Others have gotten the voices this way but that will be up to you.

No detailed manual on site. Just the generic crap that came with the gps......

There are many available from the Garmin update site. I have many in the backup file for my Nuvi 260 that were on it when I bought it, and there are many more available by using the web updater. There are English Emily, English Daniel, Aussie Karen, Spanish Paulina, French Canadian Julie, as well as the American English Jill and Jack. I haven't downloaded any of the others available because I'm happy with just letting Jill do her thing.

I just checked on the updater and there are 11 other TTS voices on there besides the ones I just listed, plus many non TTS voices and text languages.

Unfortunately there is a small difference with the TTS files between the Cxxx series and the Nuvi, it can be over come with a bit of work around using a Hex Editor, I did it a long time ago and converted Daniel from the Cxxx files to use on my Nuvi 350 and I found this to be the clearest voice at the time. If anyone is interested I would be able to go back over my notes and give details.

I could be wrong, but try to update again. Make sure that you are using the newest version of the software on the unit (unplug it from the computer and power it up once you install the software - so it can prepare it), and then run the webupdater again. It is possible that you may get new options then.

I'd be very surprised if you didn't have more options than those.

I reran updater and now have the brit TTS voice. Thanks!