Hmm Spoken address eh?

Ballistix · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jun 02, 2005 Posts: 56

Shaun that would be excellent. Thank you VERY much!

Can you PM me the link please and I'll let you know when I have it.

Cheers

Ballistix · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jun 02, 2005 Posts: 56

Hi OK sorry I didn't read it as a joke just...unhelpful. I've relaxed now and I understand the humour.

Cheers
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Andy_P · Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2007 5:26 pm Post subject:

Ballistix · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jun 02, 2005 Posts: 56

Yep I didn't intend to cause fuss or make fun of you either so sorry from this side too!

Hopefully Shaun can upload this zip file somewhere for me...it appears I don't have all the files I should have? :S it's all a bit odd though given I've reset it and downloaed the 7.020 version etc.

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Andy_P · Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2007 6:10 pm Post subject:

DennisN · Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2007 6:29 pm Post subject:

And on that subject, GOs #1 to #5 were returned ONLY after returning them to original state by erase and copy original Windows Explorer backup.
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Ballistix · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jun 02, 2005 Posts: 56

Found the cspeech files in the Western_Europe folder, they are on in the UK and Northern Island folder...I have a backup and they are not in the back either. (Took a backup as soon as I got it).

I also didnt realise that I had to have a voice selected that had "Computer" capability too...done that!

So progress...

As a test I copied the cspeech files from the Western Europe and it now says "Please state City.." then whatever I say it doesn't do anything...So I'm closer and it asking for the City now!

Any ideas? :S

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DennisN · Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2007 7:02 pm Post subject:

SHOUT AT THE DAMNED THING! It's not the best implementation of speech recognition you'll ever come across.

Notice the top right corner - when it's green, it's listening, so if nothing happens, try shouting again. Start with somewhere simple. It should then show a numbered list of towns it guesses you've said. You then speak the number of the town you want. If your town isn't listed, shout NO or BACK (sadly, there are NO instructions on how to do this speech bit, but I've found that works). Keep trying and eventually you'll get a success. After it gets the town, it asks for street name. Same principal - bully it with volume!! Again, shout the number of the successful one you want (or BACK). After it gets the street name, it asks for the house number. This you have to speak one number at a time, e.g. 15 is ONE, then when that shows, FIVE. If you get 15 correct, you shout OK. Sadly, you'll probably never get 15 correct - like I said, not the best implementation of speech recognition. So at that stage you'll find it easier to tap the numbers!! That stage is as far as it goes with speech recognition. You can input three items by speech ..
Town/City
Street
House number.
Then it's back to tapping. Some people have decided not to bother!

Yesterday I told it Middle Wallop and got it at the second attempt. But I didn't have a street name so I was jiggered!!!!

This feature is so potentially useful I do hope TomTom get to grips with it and extend it as soon as possible. There are already lots of such applications in word processing, so that's what they need to tap into. I'm surprised they didn't try to have postcode entry by it (simple really, using the phonetic pronunciation of the letters).
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StanStill · Regular Visitor Joined: Feb 27, 2005 Posts: 81

Thats interesting about pixmania, I have just been researching a canon camcorder and came across this review on Amazon which does not show pixmania in a very good light.
See Here.

Link edited for Clarity - Oldboy

Kezman · Occasional Visitor Joined: Aug 13, 2007 Posts: 6

I have a legit UK Market 520 and again like all of the other features, the speech recognition works sparadically. Sometimes it works, with, like has been said, a confirmation it has heard you by the lips blipping green. Other times no matter how loud (for me) I shout it just won't achknowledge you. You end up surrendering to the fact that on that particular switch on/Journey it's just not going to work and that perhaps it will work the next time you switch on!!

Consistancy with these machines needs to be addressed here because I agree the speech recog is a feature that has so much potential (and that feature can't be blamed on an unsupported mobile phone!), but, if a lot of the time the addittional features of the X20's don't work, then what's the point in buying them? You might as well go for a lesser model.
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Ballistix · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jun 02, 2005 Posts: 56

I agree Kezman. It's a joke frankly. That's the reason I bought the 720 (upgraded from a Go). Very annoyed about the fact it's so poor in fact , doesn't work!

Not fit for purpose is my initial reaction. I'm going to contact TomTom and see what they say about it...if Shaun can upload those files so I can try that too it would be great.

I'm guessing because it's asking for the City it is actually working even though it doesn't respond to me.

Cheers
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Ballistix · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jun 02, 2005 Posts: 56

Just to be sure I'm not being a complet plonker here...I can see a mic on the machine anywhere..I'm not supposed to set anything else up am I? I should just be able to shout at the thing itself?
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mikealder · Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2007 9:49 am Post subject:

When you shout at the device you should see some screen activity in the top right corner, this will at least prove the microphone is working - the mic is under one of the two holes on the silver trim strip above the screen - Mike

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