Voice Control and Speech - Issues and Questions

[Vexed]

This thread only refers to the Discover Media Navigation System fitted to Golf Mk7s.

Oh, sorry, I was checking this thread on my mobile.

[Martini]

Sat Nav speech errors

Got a new GTI Performance and the Sat Nav "voice" is mispronouncing road "reod" and A "I", amongst other words. Standards announcements are fine.
The dealer tells me VW are aware of this fault and new SD cards will be issued in Oct or Nov to correct it. Anyone else have this problem or know of VW being aware of it and sorting it out. Not sure if I'm being fobbed off or not!

[Eaglehawk]

http://www.vwwatercooled.com/forums/f197/voice-control-89895-post1134422.html#post1134422

Oct/Nov? Really?

[Darkhorse Developments]

Yes its been a issue from day 1 with golf 7. I think so dealers have the SD card to fix and some dont yet.

[Mikey1]

Got a new GTI Performance and the Sat Nav "voice" is mispronouncing road "reod" and A "I", amongst other words. Standards announcements are fine.
The dealer tells me VW are aware of this fault and new SD cards will be issued in Oct or Nov to correct it. Anyone else have this problem or know of VW being aware of it and sorting it out. Not sure if I'm being fobbed off or not!

Refer my previous reply on post #162. I'm unaware of any replacement initiative for the satnav SD cards, as these only contain the maps and not the navigation directions. Upgrading of the navigation directions is as I have described it. However, the more I have used it since the upgrade, I realise further improvements are still required, such as the pronunciation of road/highway route numbering. I doubt there will ever be a true fix, due to the release of the revamped 6.5 inch screen unit offering a marked improvement in all aspects of the previous unit, which I'm sure VW regret ever bringing to market.

To be more specific on how the upgrade is achieved, the map SD card is temporarily removed and substituted with a dealer supplied SD card containing the navigation directions, which I understand may only be used once per application. Subsequent applications require a fresh download, which apparently is slow to download from the Volkswagen server.

[Martini]

Sorry - my message had nothing to do with voice control ( which is inactive BTW). Can anyone answer my question (Which has now been removed - thanks) about the Sat Nav???

[Mikey1]

Sorry - my message had nothing to do with voice control ( which is inactive BTW). Can anyone answer my question (Which has now been removed - thanks) about the Sat Nav???

My fault for the confusion, I don't have voice control either. I should not have used the words "voice commands". I will edit my previous replies to "navigation directions". Therefore, I think my replies are relevant to your query.

[BFPO40]

To those who have had the VC updated, does it still pronounce RD (Road) as ARR DEEE i.e. Turn left onto Cameron ARRDEE!!!

I'm not sure if my voice control is the same as I have the nav pro.

[Jimi]

It's fixed, thank god. No more ROO-ADD

[DV52]

^^^: Yes - the software patch certainly has fixed the pronunciation of "road", but I wouldn't say that the problem has been rectified in its entirety. Still hear many words that make you think -"WTF is that meant to be?". For example, when it pronounces the word "40", it says "furry"!

However, I suspect that VW Australia won't bother doing any more patches to these model SATNAVs - classic case of redefining the criteria for success!

[agentthumb]

Spoke with Cricks Highway at Springwood QLD, apparently I'm the only one to have asked for this. Getting the SD card ready will take them 1 hr. He said it should then take another hour to "force update" The sat Nav. Free of charge.


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[GT1977]

Had mine done today at Solitaire in Adelaide. Took about 1.5 hours. Greatly improved pronouncements. No charge. Very happy with the outcome.


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[Eaglehawk]

Tried to get my MY13 110TDI to get this fix. I was told that "The Internet" is wrong and that the fix is in fact tied into the map update. Which as we all know, doesn't exist for the V1 SatNav people like me. Is "The Internet" wrong, or are they wrong? They told me they have a list of people waiting for the map update.

BTW, they also told me that everyone doing the 2015 map update using the International map we all know exists would in fact be "voiding their warranty". LOL - I love the fact they don't give me any updates for 2 years, but turn around the say you're voiding warranty too if you do it from another source.

[TJG]

BTW, they also told me that everyone doing the 2015 map update using the International map we all know exists would in fact be "voiding their warranty". LOL - I love the fact they don't give me any updates for 2 years, but turn around the say you're voiding warranty too if you do it from another source.

I think your dealer is a wrong - The V2 maps are now available from the Australian (Asia Pacific) navigation site:

VW_APAC_Media_MIB1_New&

and they are exactly the same maps as from the South American site: "P31_N60S3MIBS2_ROW_NT.7z" (How would they know where you got them from anyway???)

Also I don't think the "pronounciation fix" has anything to do with these maps, but it may be specific to the V2 systems???.

[DV52]

Tried to get my MY13 110TDI to get this fix. I was told that "The Internet" is wrong and that the fix is in fact tied into the map update. Which as we all know, doesn't exist for the V1 SatNav people like me. Is "The Internet" wrong, or are they wrong? They told me they have a list of people waiting for the map update.

BTW, they also told me that everyone doing the 2015 map update using the International map we all know exists would in fact be "voiding their warranty". LOL - I love the fact they don't give me any updates for 2 years, but turn around the say you're voiding warranty too if you do it from another source.

Eaglehawk: Don't you just love the way that VW dealers always talk in absolutes as if they are always correct! I can't recall having a conversation with them where the words "I could be wrong" was ever uttered!

Their only saving grace is that they always smile when they take your money!!

cheers
Don

PS: after much debate (they finally agreed to look in their database for the TPI), I eventuall had the pronunciation fix installed on my MY13 vehicle without the map update - mine is a V1 map too. But don't get too excited, the pronunciation is certainly better, but it started from a very bad base - still a long way from the pronunciation that I get from my $100 hand-held GPS (why can't it pronounce "40" properly - it always says "fuurrie"?)