Reprogrammed Phrases: What have you changed??
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In other threads people have posted that they have changed some of the pre-programmed phrases in their Garmin GPS' using the neat program TTS Voice Editor by TurboCCC.
http://turboccc.wikispaces.com/TTSVoiceEditor
Nearly everyone who makes changes nearly always changes that one most annoying phrase "Recalculating". That was the first one I changed too.
So far I have changed three.
#57 "Ready to Navigate" to "OK. I'm ready to go."
#68 "Recalculating" to "OK. Let me try this again."
#70 "Lost satellite reception" to "I can't see the satellites."
In the various threads of changes I've seen, some people have input clever phrases, some are funny, some have their GPS voice say something insulting, while some just turn phrases off entirely.
I haven't seen a thread devoted to just reprogrammed phrases, so here it is.
What have you reprogrammed your GPSr to say?
I like those !
Now if I only could find some time to apply all the things I learned... Oh well.
Ain't nuthin' never just right to do the things you wanna do when you wanna do them, so you best just go ahead and do them anyway ! (Rancid Crabtree, from Pat F McManus fame)
LOL
Lost sat. to "Oh Crap, now we're really lost!"
I love this one! I need to learn to do this, I might even drive in parking garages just to hear it..lol.. very good.
Silent
I think I'm going to change the "Lost Satellites" to just silence. My unit loses the signal too often when I'm working with it on my couch if I don't leave it laying on the couch. The "Oh Crap" one is funny and I thought about it for a second but that would get old for me real fast...
Drivesmart 66, Nuvi 2595LMT (Died), Nuvi 1490T (Died), Nuvi 260 (Died), GPSMAP 195 (Departed company)
You use your GPS on your couch ?
I for one know the way from the couch to the fridge well enough to travel it in the dark. So what d'you need a GPS for on the couch ?
Oh - maybe I don't want to know after all........
Ain't nuthin' never just right to do the things you wanna do when you wanna do them, so you best just go ahead and do them anyway ! (Rancid Crabtree, from Pat F McManus fame)
Fun capability
"recalculating" is now "oh s**t, youve lost it" (crude, but satisfying to me)
"battery power low" is now "i feel a weakness in the force"
"lost satellite reception" is now "ive gone blind"
Denis - Bellingham, WA - nuvi 260W
Recalculating
Have it your way, Magellan
"There's no substitute for local knowledge" nüvi 750, nüvi 3597
changing phrases
What a great idea I'm going to try this
Couch driving
...when I'm working with it on my couch...
I for one know the way from the couch to the fridge well enough to travel it in the dark. So what d'you need a GPS for on the couch ?
I load POI files, delete favorites, check routings and ETAs so I know when to leave for business appointments, etc. If I lay it flat on the couch next to me it has no problem but if I pick it up to do these things it often loses the signal.
Don't worry. I know how to find my fridge too...
Drivesmart 66, Nuvi 2595LMT (Died), Nuvi 1490T (Died), Nuvi 260 (Died), GPSMAP 195 (Departed company)
Recalculating
You can simulate a route and hear some of your changes but unfortunately there is no way to simulate going offroute. I want to try a few tweaks but it will e a pain if I have to go drive after each change I try. I guess I could progran something else (that would work in a simulated route) to say what I want to test it.
Garmin Etrex Vista, Streetpilot 2610, GPSMap 60Csx, Nüvi 750, Colorado 400t, Nüvi 3790t
Recalculating
to
"Okay!, we'll do it your way!"
Make a left turn
to
"Hang left"
“It’s their world. We’re just living in it.”
Recalculating is
changed to "Oh, you think you know a better way."
TomTom built in and Garmin Nuvi 1490T. Eastern Iowa, formerly Southern California "You can check out any time you like...but you can never leave."
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To save time when in a high traffic area, I have changed the 'Recalculating' from a funny, or unique phrase to a '.'. Yep, a period.
Jill automatically just gives me the new route, with virtually no delay at all.
Thought some here may want to try this out as an experiment.
nüvi 3790T | Those who make peaceful revolution impossible, will make violent revolution inevitable ~ JFK
Ah sweetie...
For
#68 "Recalculating" to "OK. Let me try this again."
Try "Ah sweetie, you have gone astray."
May sure you use the UK British Daniel voice. LOL
So, so, strange to here it. Kind of a Penny, aka Big Bang, response.
What triggers,
#57 "Ready to Navigate" to "OK. I'm ready to go."
I have changed this to a Hal 9000 phrase, but, I never hear it come up. When do you normally hear it?
"I am fully functional and all my circuits are running perfectly."
A space or blank works too to remove a phrase.
It was either of one of these, can't remember which, but it worked. Rather a small point, but, still.
This is good.
Buckle up..Drive to highlighted route.
1490LMT 1450LMT 295w
Some phrases, some models
What triggers,
#57 "Ready to Navigate" to "OK. I'm ready to go."
My NUVI40 never says this phrase, and some others. Models vary.
"Please drive to highlighted route" to "David, you magnificent beast, lets do a road trip"
My wife made me change it.
NUVI40 Kingsport TN
Reprogram
Change recalculating to I told you to turn, why won't you listen to me?
Changed
"Drive to highlighted route" to "Follow the magenta brick road."
1490T
What triggers,
#57 "Ready to Navigate" to "OK. I'm ready to go."
My soon to be introduced to a hammer 1490T says it when I program it to navigate to a destination and it hasn't yet gotten a satellite lock. Once it gets that it calculates the route and then makes the announcement.
Drivesmart 66, Nuvi 2595LMT (Died), Nuvi 1490T (Died), Nuvi 260 (Died), GPSMAP 195 (Departed company)
Ready to Navigate --> Ready... Lets go.
drive highlighted route --> Ready... Lets go.
Recalculating --> Please wait... selecting new route...
Lost satellite reception --> Oh no... I am lost.
make a u-turn --> please make a u-turn
when possible, make a u-turn --> when possible, please make a u-turn.
Turn left --> Please turn left
Turn right --> Please turn right
Keep left --> Please keep left
Keep right --> Please keep right
exit left --> Please exit left
exit right- --> please exit right
turn sharply right --> please turn sharply right
turn sharply left --> please turn sharply left
walk to highlighted route --> please walk to highlighted route.
How did you change this
My Recalculating has become:
"Next time, Larry, listen to me" Just like the wife.
My cemetery alert, set for every cemetery in the US is:
"Larry, there are some dead people ahead"
I know this is a really old post, but how did you change what is said for a proximity alert?
Figured it out!
I figured it out, it wasn't as hard as i thought it would be.
Here's a couple...
Recalculating changed to:
"You idiot! Why can't you follow directions?! Now I got to save your sorry ass and get us back on track..."
Changed the initial "Head to highlighted route" to:
"It's 986 miles to Chicago. We have a full tank of gas, a half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark and we're wearing sunglasses..."
Doesn't work on 3597 or NuviCam
It doesn't work to modify the new voice files on my Nuvi 3597 or NuviCam Due to the new voice file format.