the voice...is it clear and loud? Does the voice give good directions well in advance of a turn? Does the voice state the name of the road or street you should turn onto?
741527
Yes, Yes and yes. Being a former trucker with a RM unit, it was very loud and this one is similar.
741528
I've only used mine once and that was going to jax to pick up my wife.i was impressed told me where to turn, even told me when I was going too fast. I knew where I was going and when I didn't follow the route it would reroute. I went the way I was use to going and it rerouted . So I can't wait using it when I pull the camper.the voice was clear , hope that helps.
741529
Yes it does. "It also provides a "Curve Warning" response whenever you are .2 of mile from a serious curve. I find this vary useful when driving new roads. Every time the speed limit changes if you are more than 5 mph over the new limit you will get a audio "Speed Warning" as well as anytime you drift to 5 mph above the posted limit.
741530
It does give warnings before curves, hills and speed limit changes and you can configure how far before those items the machine will issue a warning. I have to say that the speaker in the unit is not very good and I have a difficult time understanding the instructions it does give.
741531
You have a choice between Samantha or Tom. I think they are clear. You can set how loud you want the voice to be. You can also set how far in advance you want your next turn. I love it.
741532
We have absolutely no problem with the volume. Our complaint is that it is not user friendly. All the Garmans that we have had were naturally intuitive. While the information is still in the Rand McNally, you have to hunt for it. After a year, we feel fairly comfortable with the unit. It is just cumbersome.
1136743
Actually, it's a chime. Any time it directs you to change direction there is a unique chime. One for u-turn, one for right turn, one for left turn, and one for continue straight ahead (when in a situation where the road divides).
1414319
I believe you can opt to have street names spoken. Haven't use mine lately since my Lexus has the GPS system!
772652
My Street Pilot seems to be more detailed with instructions. If I pass a turn off, it will notify me that I have. The Nuvi will keep silentuntil I have another opportunity to get on track taking me too far out of my way.
1007886
If you are thinking that this unit will respond to voice commands from you, this unit does not have that capability. This unit will only give YOU voice commands e.g. "turn right", "continue on route", "arriving at destination", etc.
79351
I was surprised when I got this that it didn't tell you how in the manual. The way I turned it on is to change your profile. Go to the tools (wrench and screwdriver at the bottom of the screen) and select profiles. If you select "vehicle" it will give you directions when you input a destination. At least mine did when I told it to go to a geocache. As for your maps, I have both selected. World maps and Detailed. The detailed is the summit and city series, so I would bet it would have to be checked to enable the turn by turn. Good luck.
1620233
Thank you, John, for the suggestion. There apparently two different models: 325 and 325S. The 325S comes with the computer voice that reads the street names. I have not be able to download a computer voice to the 325 yet. If you have a suggestion I would welcome the help.
1184268
I think so, Joe. I mean, it talks to you or I'm pretty sure you can chose to have it in text, but I only use the voice directions. Who wants to read while driving? LOL PJ
1217154
There is a setting to adjust the sound of the GPS voice and the music does go down when there are directions to be spoken but be aware that the GPS SUCKS!!! It tells me you have reached your destination on the left and it's either a mile or so up the road or it gives the wrong side. I have had nothing but problems with it, I should have just stuck with my Garmin. TERRIBLE!!!
2181367
We just got our Garmin Nuvi 650 last week - After we had a Garmin Nuvi 200 (which was stolen from out car in the middle of the day and they broke a window to get it) We absolutely love the 650. The voice is more pleasant (male or female) it is wider and gives actual street names and destination names! One of the best purchases we ever made!!
442522
You have to have a Bluetooth device to hear voice commands. I have used the Bluetooth but most of the time do not in my Truck and on my Motorcycle. The display is plenty large enough to see clearly what is going on and when turns are required. For me the Bluetooth is a bit of a hassle and quite frankly I don't miss having voice commands.
352481
Mine does - I have an iPhone and when I use apple or Google maps, the audible directions it gives me comes through my speakers.
950711
Gps is annoying, but u cant stob it from repeating. Thats a software issue, I guess its so you wont miss your turn. If your talking or lisining to the radio. Does that for a reason. I hope I helped. Its a great GPS.
972405
in most cases it all depends on the voice settings of the GPS. Only certains voices will say the street names. Check the voice settings
1316567
It does have voice recognition for identifying places, addresses, name, etc. However the voice recognition is only right approximately 50% of the time. The vehicle needs to be quiet and you will need to speak clearly for it to work effectively.
1038546
Hi Heather, Some of the "voices" do say the street names, and some don't. For example, "English Samantha" does say the street names like take next left on Hillside, but if you switch the speaking voice to "English Michelle", she does not say the street names. She just says take next left.
2162673
Yes! This unit does have voice command. 'With its innovative voice-activated navigation' . Once in command mode you can tell the unit to go to a waypoint or a town. Or, you can use voice command to find an an address, or view the history.