Garmin C510 hack to add text-to-speech function

Published on March 28th, 2007 in garmin, gps navigation, hacks

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If you own one of these Garmin C510’s (or C530’s) you must have realized that it doesn’t speak street names (a.k.a “text-to-speech”) – but this is a standard feature on the C550 and C580. Well, this advanced Garmin user (Phillip Hornby) has posted full instructions on how to hack into the C510 – download the sound files from Garmin after deleting some unnecessary files, and do a permanent install so your changes stick.

Here is a quote for some encouragement:

So to continue our example, connect the C510 in its conventional Mass-Storage-Mode and copy the \Garmin\Voice\English_British_Emily.VPM file to \Garmin\Voice\000.NEW. Also copy \Garmin\Voice\English_British.sum to \Garmin\Voice\English_British_Emily.sum.
You need to end up with the following new files in the \Garmin\Voice directory :-
English_British_Emily.vpm This is your new TTS voice file.
000.NEW (they’re zeroes)This is a copy of the file listed above (eg English_Britsh Emily.vpm)
English_British_Emily.sum This is a copy of one of your original .SUM files

Go ahead and give it a try… Come on… via

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  7. david says:
    September 18, 2007 at 12:02 pm

    i am looking for text to speech for garmin nuvi 250

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  8. Joe says:
    December 30, 2007 at 2:48 pm

    I am looking to add TTS to my ATT Tilt. Would I be able to take this TTS file you are referring to and load it on my phone?

    I would like to try it if you would be willing to pass on the .vpm file foe review. Let me know.

    Thanks

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  9. Desi says:
    April 9, 2008 at 9:43 am

    Did any one find a TTS hack for garmin 250W?

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  10. al says:
    April 10, 2008 at 12:12 pm

    Hi, could you mail me the English_British_Emily.sum file please.

    I’m trying to see if i can get the Zumo 500 to do the same thing

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  11. desi says:
    April 11, 2008 at 8:29 am

    does any one have american male voice for 250W. i read some where that it is easier to understand than female

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  12. i hacked every one hear says:
    May 5, 2009 at 1:39 pm

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