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Mark
GPS: All
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 Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2006 14:50 Post subject: TomTom voices free download |
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zulufoot01
GPS: tomtom one
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| Posted: Sat May 13, 2006 15:34 Post subject: Re: Download free TomTom voices |
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| Forgive my ignorance, but how do you upload them to the device once you have saved them on the pc?
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Mark
GPS: All
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| Posted: Sat May 13, 2006 15:42 Post subject: Re: Download free TomTom voices |
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Hi
You just need to copy downloaded voice files to your device.
Instructions:
1. Save downloaded folder to your PC, for example in "C:\tomtom\voices"
2. Switch on your TomTom and connect it to the computer (USB cable)
3. Click the Windows Start logo at the bottom left of your screen, then click on "My Computer" and you should see the your TomTom ( e.g. Devices with Removable Storage with a small icon). Double click on the icon and the TomTom's folder view will open.
4. If you have a folder labelled "voices", double click it, otherwise you'll need to store you voice files in the root folder (the first folder you see, after following Step 3). PDA and pocket GPS users with TomTom software may need to copy saved files to folder mobile device/my documents
5. Copy any of the voice files from the folder ( all 3 files: CHK, BMP and VIF) and paste into the folder voices or tomtom root folder (i.e. copy all the files to that folder: data88.chk and data88.bmp and data88.vif).
6. You can save as many tomtom voices as you want.
7. After pasting the last voice wait about 30 seconds, and then remove your USB cable. Your tomtom will reboot and you will be able to activate selected voice.
To change a voice on your TomTom:
1. Tap the centre of the screen:
2. Tap "Change Preferences "
3. Click the right arrow, three times.
4. Now select "Change Voice"
5. Use the right and left buttons to scroll around your available voices.
Note to pocket GPS and PDA users with TomTom software:
In step 4 you may need to save downloaded voices to "mobile device"/"my documents"
Easy.
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zulufoot01
GPS: tomtom one
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| Posted: Sat May 13, 2006 15:56 Post subject: Re: Download free TomTom voices |
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| Gotcha! sorted thanks bud.
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tom-tom
GPS: TomTom
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Alvin C.
GPS: TomTom
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| Posted: Sat Jun 03, 2006 22:45 Post subject: Re: Download free TomTom voices |
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| Good work Tim! I like the Chipmunks voice. Thanks
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anners
GPS: TomTom
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| Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 10:54 Post subject: voices |
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| I have followed these exact directions and my new downloaded voices are still not appearing as an option. any thoughts?
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cate
GPS: TomTom
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| Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 07:10 Post subject: hope this helps |
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When it asks for only English languge select all.
Hope this helps
Cate
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DAEDAE_356
GPS: TomTom Go 910
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| Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 05:43 Post subject: Changing Voice |
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To change a voice on your TomTom:
1. Tap the center of the screen:
2. Tap "Change Preferences "
3. Click the right arrow, three times.
4. Now select "Change Voice"
5. Use the right and left buttons to scroll around your available voices.
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KirkDeezy
GPS: TomTom Go 910
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| Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2008 08:47 Post subject: About the files |
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| You need to download all three of the files for the voice: VIF, CHK and BMP.
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Sam
GPS: TomTom Go 910
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| Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2009 02:22 Post subject: Re: voices |
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| anners wrote: | | I have followed these exact directions and my new downloaded voices are still not appearing as an option. any thoughts? |
open up your vif file in notepad. it should looks something like this.
English (UK) - ClintEastwood-HotShot
data72.chk
Clint
1
0
-1
1
A .VIF file can have 7 lines.
Line 1 – Name (old style, may be left empty for newest software)
Line 2 – Filename of the corresponding .chk file
Line 3 – Name
Line 4 – Number representing gender - ‘0’ = young, ‘1 ’= female, ‘2’ = male.
Line 5 – Number representing language
Line 6 – Number representing flag
Line 7 – Version number
Name – This is the name of your voice, which can be between one and eight characters long.
Now, if any of those lines are missing, you can add them and save the file. It do not really matter what numbers you add.
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downunder
GPS: Tomtom GO 730
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| Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2009 22:06 Post subject: Download all Tomtom voices |
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| Would be nice to download a file to restore all preloaded tomtom voices (in all languages).
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narsamma
GPS: Tomtom 920, TomTom VIA 160
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| Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2009 00:27 Post subject: Re: Changing Voice |
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| DAEDAE_356 wrote: | To change a voice on your TomTom:
1. Tap the center of the screen:
2. Tap "Change Preferences "
3. Click the right arrow, three times.
4. Now select "Change Voice"
5. Use the right and left buttons to scroll around your available voices. |
The celebrity voices for TomTom are cool but they are useless in actual navigation. TomTom disappointed me on this one.
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luca.rossettini
GPS: TOM TOM ONE v1
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| Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2009 18:12 Post subject: Thank you! |
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| Thank you guys! Fantastic POI and extras collection!
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stgmgr
GPS: Garmin nuvi 1450T
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| Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2009 18:17 Post subject: .vif - Voice Information File |
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TomTom - Voice Information File (.vif)
The .vif file stores information about the voice file that is used to control the display. It is a simple text file and can look like this:
Clint Eastwood
data99.chk
Clint Eastwood
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2
114
1
This seven line file may be edited with Notepad. The seven lines are defined as follows:
Line 1 – Name (have not seen this appear anywhere)
Line 2 – .chk voice filename (voice files work even when this is incorrect)
Line 3 – Display Name
Line 4 – Gender and silhouette code - ‘0’ = young, ‘1 ’= female, ‘2’ = male.
Line 5 – Language code
Line 6 – Flag Code
Line 7 – Version number
I obtained the following results in my testing of language and flag codes:
Line 5 – Language codes
0. English UK
1. Deutsch
2. English US
3. Français
4. Espańol
5. Italiano
6. Nederlands
7. Vlaams
8. Dansk
9. Svenska
10. Soumi
11. Portuguęs
12. Norsk
13. Polski
14. Ceština
15. Türkçe
16. Magyar
17. Eesti
18. Latviski
19. Lietuviškai
20. Catalŕ
21. Slovenčina
Line 6 – Flag codes
0. No Flag
110. UK
111. Italy
112. Belgium
113. France
114. US
115. Switzerland
116. - 119. (Korean type)
120. Ireland
121. Luxembourg
122. Andorra
123. Liechtenstein
124. - 150. (none)
199. (none)
200. Poland
201. Czechoslovakia
202. Slovakia
203. Australia
204. Russia
205. Romania
206. Serbia
207. Croatia
208. Greece
209. Turkey
210. Bulgaria
211. Canada
212. (Korean type)
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