How to change screen language to English?

• Press TOOLS (the spanner icon bottom right corner, on the screen that shows VIEW MAP and WHERE TO)
• Press SETTINGS (The spanner icon) or LOCALE (the blue icon) on models that don't have a settings icon
• Press LANGUAGE (the lips icon)
• This brings you to a screen with 3 items. VOICE, TEXT LANGUAGE and KEYBOARD
• Press VOICE and select an English speaking voice to get spoken directions in English
• Press TEXT LANGUAGE and change it to ENGLISH to get text in English or if you're in the USA change it to American English.
  

• Press TOOLS (The spanner symbol on the screen with WHERE TO and VIEW MAP)

• Press SETTINGS (The spanner symbol) or LOCALE (The blue symbol) if your satnav doesn't have the settings symbol
• Press LANGUAGE (The lips symbol)

You'll come to a screen with 3 items, VOICE, TEXT LANGUAGE and KEYBOARD
Press VOICE to change the voice to English. Select a voice from an English speaking country.
To change the text to English press TEXT LANGUAGE and select English.

1. Press TOOLS (the spanner symbol in the right bottom corner of the screen which shows VIEW MAP and WHERE TO)
2. Press SETTINGS (The spanner symbol) or LOCALE (The blue symbol) on models that don't have a settings symbol
3. Press LANGUAGE (the Lips symbol)

You will see a screen with 3 items on it. VOICE, TEXT LANGUAGE and KEYBOARD
If you need to change the voice to english press VOICE and select an English voice.

If you need to change the text language press TEXT LANGUAGE and select English or American English if you're in the USA

1. Press TOOLS (The spanner symbol on the screen that shows WHERE TO and VIEW MAP)
2. Press SETTINGS (The spanner symbol)
3. Press Language (The lips symbol)
4. There are 3 items on this screen VOICE, TEXT LANGUAGE and KEYBOARD
5. If you need to change the voice to english press voice and select an english voice.
   If you need to change the text to english press TEXT LANGUAGE and select english
   

Garmin uses picture icons for most of the settings. When you forst turn the unit on you will see a magnafine glass map speaker and wrench. the wrench is tools press that. the next set of icons you will see another wrench that is settings press that. The next set of icons there will be a pair of lips that is language press that. The next screen is harder this is the language screen the upper left blue button is voice, the spoken directions, the upper right is text, the one you need to change, the lower left is keyboard. Select the text button, the languages are alphabetical so scroll up to american english, the screen will refresh then press ok.

The other solution is to do a hard reset. It sounds like you got this unit used or a floor model that someone changed the language on. It might be in your best intrest to reset to clear all saved info that others have input.

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This may be a result of a previous software version on a device or possibly some one changing the settings. If a device does power on with a foreign language that you can not understand it can be corrected by going through the settings to change the text language.
To change the text language:

1. Touch Wrench icon on the screen with the Magnifying Glass and Map icon
2. Touch the Gears icon
3. Touch the down arrow
4. Touch the second option from the top1
5. Touch the middle blue box on right
6. Touch the up arrow until American English appears2
7. Touch American English
8. Touch OK
9. Touch Back

The device should be in selected text language.
Note 1 - In some cases, if there are Custom POIs loaded to the device then it may be the first option at the top.
Note 2 - If American English is not the language needed, please selected the desired language

Slide the power switch whilst pressing the bottom right-hand corner of the screen this will reset the unit if its a UK or USA shipped it will revert to English or American English

found solution on garmin website http://www.garmin.com/garmin/cms/home/support/searchsupport To change the language settings: Touch the Wrench icon which is located on the screen with the Magnifying Glass and Map icon Touch the Wrench icon Touch the down arrow1 Touch the Lips/Mouth icon Touch the top right blue box Touch the up arrow until you see American English2 Touch American English Touch OK The device should be in selected text language. Note 1 - this will only be on the 2x5 and the 5xx Note 2 - If American English is not the language needed, please selected the desired language.

you should go on menu button then check for language option.

Go to:
http://www.tomtom.com/support/index.php?Language=1&query=language&FID=4532

Follow instructions.
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