Voice problem after 8.3 on 720

Tom59 · Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 10:51 pm Post subject:

Maybe if there were no add on phones and music players etc, the SatNav bit would work!
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korndog · Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 11:02 pm Post subject:

Tom59 · Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 11:12 pm Post subject:

Andy_P · Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 11:56 pm Post subject:

Jimbo, I don't think we're really disagreeing on anything much!

I'm certainly not seeing tomTom through rose-tinted specs - see my reply to the post from "HummerUK" just above yours for my feelings about them at the moment.
All I was really going to say (before I got carried away and tried to answer every one of your points) was:
Firstly that I'd noticed TT *have* put a sort of message in on the Jukebox page if you are using FM, to say the volume control will have no effect.
And secondly, that I never heard any clipping on the FM output on my cheapo car radio when I used FM - plenty of other nasty reception artefacts, and a general "strained through a sock" quality, but *not* clipping; so maybe your particular unit has a fault?

It's not that uncommon - my first 940 had to go back because there was a fault in the audio circuit that only showed up when using the TTS voices - it wasn't the voices themselves, but as they've frigged the volume of those to make them louder than everything else (making them sound distorted to me all the time on *any* unit) it caused them to break up completely on this particular one.

Stewart166 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Nov 16, 2007 Posts: 27

My 720 got the stutters very badly over the weekend. And it was in an area that I wasn't familiar with, so I really needed it. Tried the "reset pin with power connected" trick and it significantly improved things. Had to do it every hour or so but at least I could use the device.

mikealder · Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2009 8:45 am Post subject:

Stewart, go back to page 28 of this thread and have a read through the instructions on a work around that seems to improve the problem, it isn't 100% but I don't have to reset the device every hour and I think it has stuttered once in four weeks since doing this. - Mike

jimbo_hippo · Frequent Visitor Joined: May 18, 2005 Posts: 444

Andy,
Fair comment. I was perhaps a little grumpy yesterday because reading this thread makes me feel that way and the fact that every fix seems to employ the 'robbing Peter to Pay Paul' approach to programming.

I thought I'd hit paydirt with Version 8.320 until I got big hicks of Mp3 playback before each voice command which drives you nuts. (BTW still want to thank all those who sorted 8.320 headed up by Mike - still the best version).

FYI I use line out in the motorhome with good results. I'm considering a new Parrot with bluetooth audio too.

I'll wind my neck in now though as I'm beginning to drag this off topic.
Cheers

J
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mikealder · Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2009 6:08 pm Post subject:

The mp3 playback pausing prior to the navigation instruction is annoying to say the least, and until a new software release is made available for the x20/ x30 units I don't think there is a work around possible at the moment - Mike

253 · Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2009 8:05 pm Post subject:

AndyVaughan · Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2009 8:11 pm Post subject:

Doesn't make much difference as I think the CAB files are identical.

I would go with the x20 version though.

Andy

snowman72 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jan 26, 2009 Posts: 31

hi i've been reading up on the problems with my 720 yes the voices i keep on reading about v8.320 my tomtom 720 is only running v 8.3 i have just updated it in the small hope that TT have fixed this problem but i dont get offered v8.320 were do i get this from
and thanks

253 · Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2009 9:01 pm Post subject:

Many thanks Andy.

Have downloaded the lot, will give the 720 version a go 1st. Have a short hours trip tomorrow around the lovely North Circular into Harlesden.
Will see how it works out.
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mikealder · Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2009 9:11 pm Post subject: Re: 8.320 ?

snowman72 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jan 26, 2009 Posts: 31

Sorry but which one do i need

mikealder · Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2009 9:40 pm Post subject:

You have a 720 so the download for the x20 device is the correct one, if you are unsure about following the instructions I would await an official update from TomTom which you can install via Home - although when this will be made available is now known.
The other easier way to stop the stammering is to use a non computer voice, but the device will not read out road names if you do this - you can always switch the computer voice back on once this bug is resolved - Mike

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