Voice breaks up on detector when speaking - XRS 9440 Radar Detector

1. To select an English speaking voice

• Press TOOLS (The spanner icon on the bottom right corner of the page showing WHERE TO and VIEW MAP)
• Press SETTINGS (Top left icon)
• Press LANGUAGE

This brings you to a screen with 3 items; VOICE, TEXT LANGUAGE and KEYBOARD
Press VOICE and select an English speaking voice.

2. Since it changed itself it's possible that the English voice file is corrupted and may need to be replaced. To replace a voice file you first need to;

• Download and install the latest version of WEBUPDATER to your computer from http://www8.garmin.com/support/collection.jsp?product=999-99999-27
• Connect your satnav to the computer and run the Webupdater program
• Webupdater will search for updates to your satnav operating system. Accept any updates it finds and they will be installed. When the update is complete it will offer you optional updates including VOICE FILES.
• Tick the English speaking voice files you want to select them and click "continue" or "next" They will be downloaded to your satnav.
• You then need to repeat the process described in paragraph 1 above to select an English speaking voice.
  

For your GPS to speak, please select the sound files. Procedure explained below. Please note that although all GPS speak, only those that has an "S" in their Name (for example: ONEXL 340S) speak the street names. If there is no S at the end of their name, you can select any sound file for your GPS to speak. Not all sound files speak out the street names. If you would like to have the street names spoken, you need to select a voice that ends with computer. For example, the voice file selection: Simon, English UK, Computer will speak street names. But the voice file, Bonnie, English US, will not speak Street names. Dave, English US, computer will give you street names but Lori or Mandy, English US will not. Procedure to get the street names spoken: Tap on main screen. Tap on change preferences. Tap on arrow. Tap on change voices. Tap (select) a voice that ends with computer. Tap select. Tap done till you reach the main screen.

call cobra 773 889 3087 the speakers are a few dollars and just plug in
i have replaced the speakers in both of my detectors they usually only last about 1 1/2 years

The speaker's voice coil likely has overheated, and now it is rubbing on the insides of the speaker magnet. This causes very garbled sound. All Sunkyong Early Warning radar detectors provide horrible radar detection performance. You should seriously consider getting a much better radar detector.

Try updating the Firmware on the Garmin site www.mygarmin.com

Try changing the language to another voice instead of using Jill try the other one, then return see if it fixes

i have the same phone but it doesn't do anything like that

Download software update 4.80 released 5/11/2009, fixed this problem on my Gramin 750

All of the Garmin automotive GPS units that speak street names are also loaded with basic voice prompts. If one of these types of voice prompts has been selected, the voice prompts will not speak street names.

In order to change this setting on the StreetPilot c550/580, please follow these steps:

1. In the Main Menu, tap on the Settings icon.
2. Tap on "Locale"
3. The second line on this screen has a picture of a mouth. To the right, the current voice for the GPS device is listed. Tap it to change the voice.
4. Select a voice that is labeled with (TTS) at the end. These voices will speak street names.
5. Select "OK". The voice has now been changed.

Your device should now speak street names.

Assuming the model number is COBRA XRS 9500CS 11-BAND RADAR/360*
LASER DETECTOR WITH DIGVIEW DATA DISPLAY
& VOICE ALERT
This is what we can find out about it.
DETECTS 5 RADAR SIGNALS: XBAND, KBAND, KA SUPERWIDE, VG-2 RADAR DETECTOR-DETECTOR, SPECTRE 1 RADAR DETECTOR-DETECTOR

DETECTS 4 LASER SIGNALS: LTI 20-20 LASER, ULTRA LYTE LASER, PROLASER, PROLASER III

2 SAFETY SYSTEMS: SAFTETY ALERT & STROBE ALERTS DIGVIEW DATA DISPLAY & VOICE ALERTS
http://www.fixya.com/support/p237601-cobra_xrs_9500cs_radar_detector/manual-313

I again assume the above model number......
Hope this helped some...
Kevin

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Question: My nuvi is supposed to speak street names when giving voice prompts but it doesn't. How can I fix this?
Answer: All of the Garmin automotive GPS units that speak street names are also loaded with basic voice prompts (i.e. 'Turn Right in 500 feet') as well as 'text-to-speech' voices that speak street names. If one of the basic types of voice prompts has been selected, the voice prompts will not speak street names.
In order to change this setting on the nüvi line of products, please follow these steps:

1. In the Main Menu, tap on the Settings icon.
2. Tap on "Locale"
3. The second line on this screen has a picture of a mouth. To the right, the current voice for the GPS device is listed. Tap it to change the voice.
4. Select a voice that is labeled with (TTS) at the end. These voices will speak street names.
5. Select "OK". The voice has now been changed.

The device should now speak street names.