New voices TTS2 from Garmin

**Roger** · 22nd February 2013, 10:42 AM

Originally Posted by Neil

Probably of no consequence that you had the small file on board, i never really thought it would work in 2xx5 anyway. When i deleted the 22MB file and rebooted my 2455, WU offered it to me again. I downloaded it and it works fine too, but I had British EN set for kb & text on reboot of course.

This has happened with the Express ... Article I installed the voice IT, FR and Sangeeta 5.5 MB .... and I have proposed only the fact Sangeeta ... not the HR, DE or other

Originally Posted by dasilvarsa

I have Sangeeta on my 3490 (22762 KB)
It came through webupdater.
The question is
1) Is Sangeeta a TTS2 voice or a standard TTS Voice ?
2) Which units can support TTS2 voices ?
3) We wouldn't want members to brick their units by installing voices.
I think this needs clarification.

1) TTS (list of WebUpdater docet)
2) model and series 2013 ONLY
3) quien sabe? Probably,yes...

Bye,bye

**Neil** · 22nd February 2013, 01:54 PM

Originally Posted by dasilvarsa

........We wouldn't want members to brick their units by installing voices.
I think this needs clarification.

I've tried the large (22.2MB) Sangeeta vpm file in Nuvi 265, 1390, 2350, 2460, 2455, 3790, 3490 and 3590. It 'bricked' none. If a newly added voice file did prevent a unit from booting correctly, it can simply be removed or the unit cured. No big deal. But due to the range of units i've tried it in, i doubt it will cause any problems in any unit that can normally handle TTS. I've left the file in all the above units units, even the ones where i knew it would be, it's proved to be, incompatible and with no ill-effects so far. The small file works only in x0, x2, x4 and probably 1x0 (but untested in last).

Originally Posted by roger1109

This has happened with the Express ... Article I installed the voice IT, FR and Sangeeta 5.5 MB .... and I have proposed only the fact Sangeeta ... not the HR, DE or other ....

I tested it with IT & FR first as requested, and then did several other EU language kb/text settings as well to further test it. As said, the small file will not work in any 2/3xxx unit.

2) model and series 2013 ONLY .....

Maybe these voices are meant for that series, but they do work with other earlier units... mostly with 24xx/25xx/34xx, BUT the AU 2460 is NOT a device related to the 24/25/34 MTP units. It is more like a 5" version of a 23xx and has similar menu and settings as that series and the 37xx, and yet the Sangeeta voice works in it fine.

EDIT: I now believe it's unsafe to try the new voices TTS2 in older units. I now know that the Sangeeta voice file i was referring to in the tests above is an older TTS(1) file.

**Roger** · 22nd February 2013, 04:36 PM

Originally Posted by Neil

Originally Posted by dasilvarsa

........We wouldn't want members to brick their units by installing voices.
I think this needs clarification.

I've tried the large (22.2MB) Sangeeta vpm file in Nuvi 265, 1390, 2350, 2460, 2455, 3790, 3490 and 3590. It 'bricked' none.

I think......dasilvarsa was referring to the fact a TTS" could brick an old series Nuvi and the answer is probably YES ... I heard the buzzz in this sense

I think we're talking about The Sangeeta us that is a TTS, not a TTS2

Anyway I did some tests with 22MB Sangeeta tonight and I made some screenshots I'll post tonite.... some weird results

2) model and series 2013 ONLY

It, however, refers to actual models series running current firmwares
In the future we can not know

Bye,bye