BLFarrar
Member Since: 02 Aug 2006
Location: Deepest, Dankest, Darkest, Dingiest......Le Halifax, West Yorkshire...with strong links to Ireland
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just asking if the system fitted actually works on your Disco...
& if it works how well.
My reason for asking is that on my '06 Disco the CD/radio control works partially - some commands recognized others not....but on navigation commands system doesn't work at all.
I haven't a problem working CD/radio/Ipod with steering wheel buttons - but it would be handy to change settings/adjust navigation by use of voice system.
the comparison is that a colleague with a Jaguar which has same/similar system all commands work has anybody had their system upgraded / updated BREXIT - done properly.
Right now ...We need Government - not Politics
Save the Dipstick Flagbearer-keep it simple, less likely to fail campaign-agenda items:Starting Handles, Acetylene Lamps.
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D3 HSE-perfectly formed, passenger friendly...has real DIPSTICK
Jag XK-but sadly no DIPSTICK...HUGE design fault
FL2 has DIPSTICK..."real comfort in rear seats"
VW Golf wondermobile (?)..has real DIPSTICK
Morris Minor..original DIPSTICK technology..and a real KEY.
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Gareth
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Member Since: 07 Dec 2004
Location: Bramhall
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Mine works 99% of the time. The only time it is flaky is when the blower is on a high setting.
I have taken time to learn all the 'speak' and she really obeys my every command. 8)
Oh sorry, you were talking about the car 
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| 8th Aug 2007 8:39 am |
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Pelyma
Member Since: 06 Jan 2005
Location: Patching, Sussex
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Mine only plays up when I have the kids in the car, even my 3 year old knows the instructions - then laughs manically!! DS3 TDV6 HSE - Silver with Alpaca (old one) Gone
DS3 TDV6 HSE- Silver with Alpaca (new one) Gone
D4 HSE Lux - Montalcino Red Gone
Porsche Cayenne V8 Diesel S
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| 8th Aug 2007 10:04 am |
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PeanutBob
Member Since: 24 Oct 2006
Location: Cheshire
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I was on a Land Rover Experience event last Sunday, and one of the guys said to make sure it was the female voice selected for voice recognition as the male voice understands US English only.
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| 8th Aug 2007 10:08 am |
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Wonky
Member Since: 28 Nov 2006
Location: Brill, Aylesbury
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Check the language setting to ensure it is in UK english - mine was on USA!
MArtin W 07MY TDV6 HSE Stornoway Grey + Alpaca
No ugly kid glass!
Side steps (one with dent!)
BIG GRIN (although turned down at the edges)
Extremely empty wallet
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| 8th Aug 2007 10:55 am |
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stapldm
Member Since: 11 Sep 2006
Location: Swine Town
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I found that in my case, I was speaking too loudly. I now have 99.9% success by talking like I'm at a funeral home (i.e very quietly). It was amazing how low a volume I had to produce before mine skipped or did something daft. Also leaving large spaces between the words seems to hamper recognition.
The aircon fan does complicate things though, so I'll turn it down if I need to be using the voice navigation controls - shouting over the noise of the fan is treated with the same disdainful "Sorry" as speaking loudly. Dr. Ian Malcolm:
"Yeah, but your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should."
Transgenic tomato anyone?
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| 8th Aug 2007 11:04 am |
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vogue se
Member Since: 11 Jan 2007
Location: Belgium is not that big!!!
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Mine only answers "sorry".  My Kyoto is fantastic
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| 8th Aug 2007 11:10 am |
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PeanutBob
Member Since: 24 Oct 2006
Location: Cheshire
Posts: 669
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Mine says Command Not Recognised! in a gloating voice.
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| 8th Aug 2007 12:03 pm |
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BLFarrar
Member Since: 02 Aug 2006
Location: Deepest, Dankest, Darkest, Dingiest......Le Halifax, West Yorkshire...with strong links to Ireland
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Thanks for the data guys - will play with language settings & choose the female voice...
Peanut Bob & vogue SE
...thats just what mine does - ays sorry in a gloating voice - not the wife - the car... BREXIT - done properly.
Right now ...We need Government - not Politics
Save the Dipstick Flagbearer-keep it simple, less likely to fail campaign-agenda items:Starting Handles, Acetylene Lamps.
Founder: Dipsticks-R-Us Inc
D3 HSE-perfectly formed, passenger friendly...has real DIPSTICK
Jag XK-but sadly no DIPSTICK...HUGE design fault
FL2 has DIPSTICK..."real comfort in rear seats"
VW Golf wondermobile (?)..has real DIPSTICK
Morris Minor..original DIPSTICK technology..and a real KEY.
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| 8th Aug 2007 1:31 pm |
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heine
Member Since: 07 Feb 2007
Location: Midrand
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stapldm wrote:I found that in my case, I was speaking too loudly. I now have 99.9% success by talking like I'm at a funeral home (i.e very quietly). It was amazing how low a volume I had to produce before mine skipped or did something daft. Also leaving large spaces between the words seems to hamper recognition.
The aircon fan does complicate things though, so I'll turn it down if I need to be using the voice navigation controls - shouting over the noise of the fan is treated with the same disdainful "Sorry" as speaking loudly.
All I did was speak softer and now it works like a charm 
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| 8th Aug 2007 3:03 pm |
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stapldm
Member Since: 11 Sep 2006
Location: Swine Town
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heine wrote:All I did was speak softer and now it works like a charm
Excellent ! Dr. Ian Malcolm:
"Yeah, but your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should."
Transgenic tomato anyone?
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| 8th Aug 2007 4:19 pm |
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TazDaz
Member Since: 07 May 2007
Location: South East Essex
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PeanutBob wrote:I was on a Land Rover Experience event last Sunday, and one of the guys said to make sure it was the female voice selected for voice recognition as the male voice understands US English only.
Hmmm maybe that's why mine doesn't work so well - I have a male voice!
but I can't see a way to change this to the female voice 
UPDATE - I have the Female voice on the Sat/Nav system but any attempt to use any Voice commands I get replies in a Male voice - anyone got a clue how to change this then ?
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| 8th Aug 2007 6:44 pm |
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heine
Member Since: 07 Feb 2007
Location: Midrand
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stapldm wrote:heine wrote:All I did was speak softer and now it works like a charm
Excellent !
Wish I'd seen this post earlier , would have save a lot of swearing at the poor women 
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| 8th Aug 2007 6:47 pm |
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Big Al
Member Since: 20 Jan 2005
Location: Wiltshire UK
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Mine recognises my voice 99% of the time as long as I don't speak too loud, or attempt to over-emphasize a particular word.
However, I've checked through all the various manuals etc.... and is there a complete listing somewhere of all the voice commands that are possible. The reason fo saying this is that on the odd occasion that I do fluff a word or command, sometimes the SatNav actually does some other command, often displaying POIs of some sort of another. Yet I cannot find reference to these other commands and it would be nice to have a complete listing to see if there are any really useful one.
If anyone has a complete list of all the SatNav commands it would be really useful.
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| 8th Aug 2007 8:44 pm |
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BLFarrar
Member Since: 02 Aug 2006
Location: Deepest, Dankest, Darkest, Dingiest......Le Halifax, West Yorkshire...with strong links to Ireland
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I'm on a longish trip to Northern Ireland this weekend..exploring diferent ways to go to dadge the radar speed traps (back roads accross Dumfries & Galloway.
The Navigator works well re adjusting the route as I take different roads...
But you cant change settings when car in motion, complicated by the fact I have to use reading glasses to see some of the small detail in the command menus.
So adjusting things "on the fly" by voice is beneficial - if it works
Its the only "toy" in the Disco3 that doesnt work that well
...will be trying the low voice method BREXIT - done properly.
Right now ...We need Government - not Politics
Save the Dipstick Flagbearer-keep it simple, less likely to fail campaign-agenda items:Starting Handles, Acetylene Lamps.
Founder: Dipsticks-R-Us Inc
D3 HSE-perfectly formed, passenger friendly...has real DIPSTICK
Jag XK-but sadly no DIPSTICK...HUGE design fault
FL2 has DIPSTICK..."real comfort in rear seats"
VW Golf wondermobile (?)..has real DIPSTICK
Morris Minor..original DIPSTICK technology..and a real KEY.
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| 9th Aug 2007 9:02 am |
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