Tomtom XL models and computer voices, please read!

Lately there are more and more postings with a question about the same problem...
The new 9.4xx Navcore (and some older V9 as well) will cause many XL models to go silent when computer voices are used,
a few won't even play recoreded voices anymore.
There is a very simply check that you should perform if you think you are affected:
Make a full backup using the Windows Explorer (safety first! ),
connect to TT Home and check if you can download any computer voice for your device - you might have to log in to your account for that.
If Home does not offer you any computer voice it means that your device has no offical support for TTS.


Since you bothered reading this I have to assume that you already tried some Navcores and your device still wont talk to you
Go to the Navcore section and check my 9.485 thread.
Read the info and instruction carefully!
Choose the version that suits your model and in 99% of cases you will get everything working that you need and your models can support.

Update: All my installers now support the XL models, so please use the Universal Navcore Installer for the latest Navcores.

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English Only, PLEASE!!

tendriver
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masita,
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Hello there. Thank you so much for your detailed tutorials. I have a problem with voice on TomTomOneXL.

I only ask this as your link to the 9.485 thread is not working and therefore I cannot read it.

What I did:
updated Navcore as directed
copy computer voice as directed
updated map and activated as directed

Then, it says no voice available for the current language. I then copied the SOUND directory from my previous backup back onto the SD card (as I started with a blank SD card as your tutorial states).

It then detects the voice fine, but forces it to go through bluetooth!? Says need bluetooth connected. I do not have bluetooth nor do I know much about it.

So, started again from backup - did not update navcore and just update map, then fastactivate map.

Questions are:
1) is there any way to force normal sound (not bluetooth) with the updated navcore?
2) is what I've done (just updating map, not navcore) correct?

Thank you and I enjoyed the song that came with your navcore updater

There should be no such issues.
But for the XL there is a version in the installer to counteract sound problems - did you try it?
Otherwise if you have the sound related folders on the device already when using the installer it should include all voices and such.

Oooo. The NAVcore that I tried to install was 9.500 rider for 32mb because honestly, I had no idea which one to install. Maybe rider means forced bluetooth?

I can see now there is a 9.510 for the XL series silly me. So I will try this tonight, when I get home from work! Will let you know - exciting!

Hello there,

unfortunately voices still did not work, but I managed a manual work-around! What I did:

1) unpacked the Australian LoquendoTTS voice onto SD card
2) copy ttgo to sd card
3) installed Navcore (XL one this time!)
4) installed Aus map
5) fastactivate all

Still says voices are not available for the language. So, I had to copy the VOICES directory from my previous backup. The SD card still did not have a voices directory. The unpacked Susan_6.9.1 does not actually put a voices directory to the SD card, so lucky I have it backed up.

Now with the Voices directory copied from backup the sound is working! The navcore seems updated and all is working. Just writing this in case anyone else has problems with no voice on the XL

@Downunder35m
I like to report that the link to 9.485 thread http://www.navitotal.com/showthread.php ... st-devices does not work.

Vaako wrote:@Downunder35m
I like to report that the link to 9.485 thread http://www.navitotal.com/showthread.php ... st-devices does not work.

After nearly 9 years! I'm not surprised as that really is OLD stuff!

Vaako wrote:@Downunder35m
I like to report that the link to 9.485 thread http://www.navitotal.com/showthread.php ... st-devices does not work.

Now fixed thanks but as biggerdave says, it is quite old now

If you do not have a backup of the navigation sounds of your device, you can download standard sounds or computer sounds from navitotal.com and install them in the location of the device with other sounds, or you can completely wipe the device and reinstall it with Tomtom Home software. Before resetting the device, back up the files you intend to use. In addition, for other types of audio files, you can add sounds, icons, cameras by using the BBS_Tools_Light application on [Please Register or Login to download file] . The easiest way to activate your downloads can be done with TTACTIVATOR in uploading maps to Nav3 devices in the Tomtom tutorials section on navitotal.com. Thank you for this, directly to the respectable and nice person fredderf, and all those who contributed to this opportunity.