How can I install or remove community voices?

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Community voices are voices that members of the TomTom community have recorded.

Note: This feature is not available on the following devices: GO 40, GO 50, GO 51, GO 60, GO 61, GO 400, GO 500, GO 600, Rider 400, Rider 40, GO 510, GO 610, GO 5000, GO 6000, GO 5100, GO 6100, Trucker 6000, START 40, START 50, START 60.
If you don't know which device you have, see Which TomTom device do I have?

How you install or remove voices depends on the program used by your device. Find the correct instructions by selecting one of the options below.


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Adding community voices

Instructions

To install more voices on your navigation device, follow these steps:

  1. Connect your device to your computer and launch TomTom HOME.
  2. Click Add Traffic, Voices, Safety Cameras etc. in the main menu in HOME.
  3. Click Voices.
  4. Select if you want to install a Recorded voice or a Computer voice. 
  5. Select the voice you want to install.
  6. Click Add to install one of the thousands of free voices that have been shared with the TomTom community.

Removing community voices

Instructions

To remove a voice sets from your navigation device or computer, follow these steps:

  1. Connect your device to your computer and launch TomTom HOME.
  2. Click Manage my device in the main menu in HOME.

    Items are shown in groups.

    To select one or two items in a group, click the plus sign to expand a group so you can see all the items in a group. Click the checkbox next to an item to select that item.

    To select all the items in a group, select the checkbox alongside the group name.
  3. Click the Items on device tab or the Remove items from computer tab.
  4. Select individual items or groups of items by selecting the checkbox next to an item or group.
  5. Click Remove items.

Copying community voices

Instructions
Note: Copy to Computer is not available for TomTom NAVIGATOR

To copy one or more items from your TomTom navigation device to your computer, follow these steps:

  1. Connect your device to your computer and launch TomTom HOME.
  2. Click Manage my device in the main menu in HOME.

    Items are shown in groups.

    To select one or two items in a group, click the plus sign to expand a group so you can see all the items in a group. Click the checkbox next to an item to select that item.

    To select all the items in a group, select the checkbox alongside the group name.
  3. Click the Items on device tab.
  4. Select individual items or groups of items by selecting the checkbox next to an item or group.
  5. Click Copy items to computer.

The selected items will be copied to your computer. To see where these items are saved on your computer, or to change the location, click Folder Preferences in the TomTom HOME Preferences on the Tools menu.

Sharing community voices

Instructions

To share a voice with other TomTom users, follow these steps:

  1. To share content in HOME, click Add Traffic, Voices, Safety Cameras etc.
  2. Click Add <item>.
  3. Click How do I create my own content.
  4. Click Share my content.

    You can then share the selected item type.
  5. Click Share next to an item to start sharing that item.

    You can click Browse... to select a file to share using a file browser.

    Tip: Click More info to see a description of the item you are interested in sharing.


  6. Enter the details about your item in the Share this <item> page. The fields marked "*" are required fields.

    Note: If your filename is not unique, HOME asks you to change it. This updates the name of the file on the device but NOT on your computer. You may wish to change that filename yourself to keep the filename the same in all three places (TomTom server, device, computer).

    Tip: You can enter keywords to help other users find your item using the Search box.


  7. Click Share now.

    After sharing this time, you will then be returned to the Share my content page in case you want to share more items.

    Tip: You are warned if you've already uploaded the same item before and you then get the choice of replacing it or not.

    Note: Please read the legal information that explains any restrictions on the sharing of content.

 

 

 

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