Can CP6 be used purely as a camera warning device?

neil01 · Posted: Fri Apr 28, 2006 6:50 pm Post subject:

Before anyone says anything, I have just re-read my post and it doesn't unambiguously convey what I was trying to say.

I was referring to support staff in general, rather than to ALK in particular.

Searcher22 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Apr 22, 2006 Posts: 49

Hi neil

I am unsure where geographically I had been put through to because the guy sounded French and I did not catch his name. Whatever his nationality I presumed English was not his mother tongue and therefore him not grasping the question properly could have been due to that.

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neil01 · Posted: Fri Apr 28, 2006 8:11 pm Post subject:

I know what you mean about mother tongues and help desks, I have even been put through to help desks in India, even when local knowledge is essential, so much so that staff from Birmingham or Bristol would have little chance of being able to deal with a problem in Cheltenham! Sometimes I wonder if so far as help desk staff are concerned, knowledge is a dirty word - robots able to follow scripts being the desired comodity.

In ALKs case, I too once got through to a French Gentleman, however his English and understanding of the product were exemplary; a real pleasure to deal with.

I accept that in your case, there may have been an excuse for the delay in understanding the question, but for not understanding the product - I that is quite another matter.

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neil01 · Posted: Mon May 01, 2006 6:22 pm Post subject:

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neil01 · Posted: Tue May 02, 2006 1:15 pm Post subject:

Searcher22 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Apr 22, 2006 Posts: 49

Hi All

I got this 'official' feedback from ALK

"Unfortunately It is not possible to get a voice notification without planning a trip as the POIs are route dependent. The POI alerts are either on or near a specified route, but CoPilot has to calculate in advance which route this is."

I will be suggesting such a function as a feature request 8)

Paul-m · Posted: Wed May 03, 2006 12:00 am Post subject:

The behaviour is as ALK state. No warnings unless you have a route. one work around might be to always have a route planned to home.
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neil01 · Posted: Wed May 03, 2006 9:16 am Post subject:

PONDEROUS · Posted: Wed May 03, 2006 11:40 am Post subject:

I assume that this workaround is suggested tongue-in-cheek. If the sound is switched on, which seems reasonable to assume given that the requirement is for a speed camera warning device, then a stream of turn instructions would have to be disregarded.

Paul-m's suggestion does lead to another one, though, and one that might enable ALK to provide the facility relatively easily. If the sound could be turned off to everything except the POI alerts, it would work quite well, albeit that a route would need to be set every time.
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Searcher22 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Apr 22, 2006 Posts: 49

I am no programmer and I was once told a long time ago that something that seems very simple to the layman can more often than not be one heck of job.

But IMHO Laughing

the POIs are route related in that the route determinator 'sees' what POIs are coimg up in the selected catagories and whether they are "on or near the route". So why can't ALK code CP such that if no Route is selected but POIs are set to announce then it defaults to "on route" announcements ~ it matters not if they are on an adjacent road as any POI announcement is to alert you to something coming up & surely especially in the case of the safety (?) cameras just knowing there is one around should be enough to raise the drivers state of alertness to beware of 'problems'.

Note - if I am running out of fuel in an unfamiliar area that is not part of my route then I for one would find it beneficial to be told where and how close the next one is!! Another logical reason for such feature - want another, what about Hospitals and tourist places etc etc.

Just my extra 2p's worth.

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Searcher22 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Apr 22, 2006 Posts: 49

Hi All

An interesting update to share.

1) I have found that since the update patch CP now does announce safety cameras whilst driving a non routed journey. However because of the new type of announcements I surmise that the couple of warning I had were for mobile cameras because I did not see any at the warning bell. I need to try again on a longer journey to see what happens. Oh, that warning bell does come rather late!

2) Though I did not spot it before there is now a safety camera tick box under custom POI - not sure what that is supposed to do as CP uses a different method now.

3) Not sure (think it neil01) that tried to rename the multi file Database - it would be good to have specific speed or camera types announced. Must check that thread and see for myself (maybe).

4) In respect of the patch update - I am so pleased I can now use the qwerty key layout. the hunt and 'peck' of the big finger pad was driving me nuts Laughing

5) The turn left/right just ahead is still appalling - at normal road speed you are just passing the corner....! Is there a setting adjustment? I could find one.

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neil01 · Posted: Fri May 19, 2006 2:01 pm Post subject:

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