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[ThumperPup]

Ok so wondering for those who have the 940 and also had the 930
do you enjoy the new navtec maps better do you really notice a big difference ?

also did they add any feature like road Speed limits or anything like that or no

[VBLUE42]

There are more complaints so far then accolades.

[ThumperPup]

ah
i will search more threw the complaints now to read on what it is
hopeing my bad reading skills still alow me
but are the complaints about
takeing to wrong placess
takeing longer directions
or just different routs be requested or adresses missing
less POI's then they thouhgt ?

also has anyone who has the unit mentioned if it shows speed limites on roads you drive ?

[ncmudbug]

I've never had a 930, and I've only had my 940 for a few days and the only gripe I have is that the street name is not usually spoken when it gives me directions. The street name of the next turn is displayed on the screen only (unless I've missed some configuration setup for it). I guess I'm a little disappointed in the POIs. On the one hand while waiting parked in a mall lot, it didn't list the older Shell gas station (that I always go to) less than a block away, but on the other hand, it did list a slew of things I didn't realize were near by. I think you can add new POI so I'm not terribly upset about it.

[mdman]

I've never had a 930, and I've only had my 940 for a few days and the only gripe I have is that the street name is not usually spoken when it gives me directions. The street name of the next turn is displayed on the screen only (unless I've missed some configuration setup for it). I guess I'm a little disappointed in the POIs. On the one hand while waiting parked in a mall lot, it didn't list the older Shell gas station (that I always go to) less than a block away, but on the other hand, it did list a slew of things I didn't realize were near by. I think you can add new POI so I'm not terribly upset about it.

you have to go into settings. And change to text to speech.

[ncmudbug]

mdman, could you be a little more specific? I wasn't able to find it on my system or in the documentation.

[ThumperPup]

you have to go into settings. And change to text to speech.

can you do this on the 930? or just the 940
i tried to find it in the setttings yesterday and i must not have been looking in the right area thanks

[VBLUE42]

Yes.

[ncmudbug]

Maybe I'm clueless, but I can't find anything that implies a text to speech setting. When you touch "Settings" on the main screen, the options that would apply are "Navi Settings (Connection Status, 3D Calibration Status, Gas Mileage, Drive Log Settings, Demo Mode, Set Home, Modify Current Location, Eco Settings), System Settings (Regional Settings, Volume, Splash Screen, Back Camera, Screen Calibration, Ilumi Color, Service Information), Map Settings (Displayed Info, Quick Access Selection, Overlay POI, View Mode, Day/Night Display, AV Guide Mode, Road Color). The other options (AV Settings, AV Sound, Bluetooth Settings, and Setting Replicator) don't have anything to do with text to speech. I even looked there.

Again, I'm asking for a SPECIFIC location.

Thanks

[VBLUE42]

System Settings, Regional, Voice Language. It should give you the TTS option.

[ncmudbug]

Thanks VBLUE42 (again). Looking at the user's manual, it's not clear that the TTS voices have anything to do with Text To Speech, though it certainly seems to (given the letters T T S). The manual mainly talks about voice control which is a feature of the Z140BH. In fact the word "speech" is not mentioned in the manual and text is not used in relation to nav. I've set it for my car, but I haven't tried it yet. I'll see how it works.

Thanks again for the tip!

[ThumperPup]

just got this taken care of today i like it better then before
but was feaking out when the system rebooted when i changed the setting si was like OMG WTF did i do lol

[mdman]

just got this taken care of today i like it better then before
but was feaking out when the system rebooted when i changed the setting si was like OMG WTF did i do lol

yea I was like wtf also lol

[ncmudbug]

Yep, she's a little more chatty now. Still not as chatty as the Garmin, though. It's not necessarily a bad thing. When we got on I-95 to go to Florida, she said something like, "Go 478 miles to <some road in Jacksonville Beach>".

[ThumperPup]

the other day i go in the car entere the hotel in the navi heading to a convention and listen to all the directions omg she sounds bossy lol