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I need to change from Spanish to English on my new Garmin 260W

I cannot change the language from Spanish to English. I guess when I first turned it on, I pressed a wrong button and now I don't know how to change from Spanish to English. What do I do?

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That's funny. Guess you need to brush up on your Spanish!
Here's how to fix assuming you have a 260 or 260w:
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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

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