Nuvi 2689LTM is there another voice?

 

Curious, purchased new Garmin Nuvi 2689LTM, works great, the question is I am in USA and seem to have the one womens voice (for digital for reading street names)is there an optional voice, not celebrity just another digital maybe male. I came from the TomTom world and had two voices a male and female and male was a little clearer.

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I'm guessing that your device came with Samantha who speaks street names and Michelle who doesn't. You can add all English language voices, currently seven total that speak street names plus others through Garmin Express. Here's the FAQ:

http://www.poi-factory.com/node/42708

Shout back if you need help adding the voices after reading through the FAQ.

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No voices show up on MyGarmin or Garmin Express as available

I read the FAQ and MyGarmin (registered my device) Garmin Express nor Webupdater show any voices available for purchase or download. Dumb question, is it possible I have more than the default TT3 voice on my Nuvi 2689 and if so where is the option to swap, have been through every menu I could find and cant find that setting.
Thank You much for the help, Garmin neophyte and chugging along (sure works great though!)

Did you do this?

JustJoeAKABeans wrote:

I read the FAQ and MyGarmin (registered my device) Garmin Express nor Webupdater show any voices available for purchase or download. Dumb question, is it possible I have more than the default TT3 voice on my Nuvi 2689 and if so where is the option to swap, have been through every menu I could find and cant find that setting.
Thank You much for the help, Garmin neophyte and chugging along (sure works great though!)

With your nuvi connected to your computer, run Garmin Expess, click your nuvi's icon, then click Tools, then under Optional Updates, click Language Files. Check English, then Install Now. What happens when you try that?

Once they're in the nuvi, tap this in the nuvi: Settings, Language & Keyboard, then Voice Language. Check the language you want to use. Note that you may need to scroll down to find what you need.

Thanks guys

Found and updated Jacks voice (English TTS3) works great, Jill or whataever (Jane maybe?) was only English TTS3 available till after twice updating from Webupdate, then Jack appeared...Thanks again for the help!

WebUpdater vs Garmin Express

JustJoeAKABeans wrote:

Found and updated Jacks voice (English TTS3) works great, Jill or whataever (Jane maybe?) was only English TTS3 available till after twice updating from Webupdate, then Jack appeared...Thanks again for the help!

From all I've seen, WebUpdater will update existing voices on your GPS. But to add all the English language voices (seven total TTS3 plus several non-TTS), you need to use Garmin Express through the Tools/OptionalUpdates/VoiceUpdates.

If you don't have Karen or Sangeeta, you don't have them all. When looking at the voice options you have on the nuvi itself, be sure to scroll up or down to see all installed to the GPS. The voices your're seeing are the 'J' voices. You may need to scroll up to see Daniel, or scroll down to see the several 'S' voices (Samantha, Sangeeta, Serena).

Karen!

Australian Karen is the best female voice available.