Hi again, OK - when you attach the Nuvi to your computer, can the computer 'see' the file structure of the Nuvi AND the SD card? If so, can you tell me what you see? I have a similar Nuvi and I can see the 'Voice' folder under the Garmin folder in the Nuvi, BUT I see a 'Voice' folder at the very top level on the SD card. How to Download and Install Garmin Vehicle Icons. Every vehicle from the Garmin Garage is an SRT file that's stored in a ZIP archive. Below are instructions on where to go to download these files, how to open them, and how to put the SRT file on the Garmin to change the vehicle icon. A little tool I designed to edit your Garmin VPM Voice file (TTS type) and change all predefined phrases. No more 'recalculating'. Change it to something different like 'Honey, we are lost again!' Or 'Next time, listen to me!' Latest download link It is pretty intuitive, but please read the README file for the details.
Custom Garmin Voices
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These four custom Garmin Voices were created using the free Garmin Voice Studio. They are provided here free for your enjoyment, but may not be re-used for commercial purposes without consent.
- Dodger - inspired by the Cockney pickpocket character from Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist
- King Richard - inspired by the stock car racer from the legendary Petty family of Level Cross, North Carolina
- Siegfried - inspired by actor's Bernie Kopell's indelible chief of KAOS from the Get Smart TV series.
- Terminator - inspired by the character that cemented the Hollywood career of a certain Austrian bodybuilder/actor/politician
(These files are compressed .zip archives which each contain a .vpm Garmin Voice file. Use an un-Zipping utility to extract the .vpm files. If you're using a Macintosh, simply double-click the .zip files to un-Zip.)
Garmin Voices Vpm Files For Garmin Pro
Installing Voices
These voices can be easily installed on many Garmin navigation devices by placing the .vpm files in the 'Garmin/Voice' directory on your navigation device. Here are Garmin's instructions to install voices.
Disclaimers
Use these files at your own risk. In my experience, running the custom voices caused even more crashing/instability than the Garmin devices normally experience - and they crashed a lot when they were new out of the box. (No thanks to Garmin for never fixing any crashing issues, or offering any useful suggestions to reduce or emeliorate said problems.)
Garmin Voice Files
Celebrity voices impersonated . . . sort of.
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Free Garmin Voice Files
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