How does the VR function perform with everyone's unit ? This is my biggest complaint on my z110bt ,slow ,clunky and inaccurate with phone list most of the time ,I wonder if that has something to do with my iphone 3gs 3.01 firmware ?

I am having good results with the VR system overall, even with the top down.

When dialing contacts I find I get better results when I say the last name THEN the first name, for some reason the system lists all my contacts that way and for some reason Pioneer didn't give the option to reverse the order as they did in my FH-P800BT.

Wait about a second after you hear the beep tone before you begin speaking the command. The VR works really well for me with the iPhone 3GS.

When dialing contacts I find I get better results when I say the last name THEN the first name, for some reason the system lists all my contacts that way and for some reason

If the phone allows changing the first/last order try changing it there, than reload your contacts to the unit.

Thanks for the great suggestion, it didn't work though. I tried it with my phone in all 3 modes, "First Last" , "Last First" and "Last, First" (separated by a comma) and all three gave me the same results.

I did do a little experimenting and found that if I send a business card directly to the Z110 via bluetooth it does show up correctly, this would work well for me except for 2 problems.

1) I would have to send 200+ contacts individually which would take some time (but I'd be willing to do it)

2) when my phone connects the contacts automatically sync to check if any new contacts have been added since the last connection, and that overwrites the business cards i manually sent.

I do like that it auto syncs on every connection, something my FH-P800BT didn't do, I just wish there was a simple "invert names" option like my something my FHP-800BT did do. If Pioneer could do this in the past i don't see why they can't do it on current units, or at least in a future firmware update.

Does your phone list the contacts by first name or last? When my blackberry curve syncs, I get first name then last, but my phone address book is also set up this way. I will try switching it and see what happens.

You just gave me an idea, I will erase my current contacts in the z110, sync my Blackberry with the z110 (has the same contact list as my N97), and hope the N97 dosen't overwrite the contacts the next time it hooks up.

Well I just gave it a try and same result, my BB 8330 (Curve) contacts show up the same way on the z110, Last First.

In BB they are listed as First Last. The Z110 also has a separate phone book for each device anyway (as it should) so it wouldn't work either way.

You guys realize that the HU will list every variation of your contacts. In other words, if you have John Smith as a contact, it will show up as John Smith and also Smith, John on you HU contact list.

not on mine

not on mine

I'll go check mine again to make sure

So, how has everyone left this...my Blackberry Tour loaded contacts both ways. I manually deleted each contact that was in last name first, then next time it connected they were back. Deleted again and turned off auto transfer so they didn't reload backwards. Problem with this is if you add new contacts to phone and want them on z110 when you transfer contacts won't you get them all both ways again? I wonder if there is a reason for them being in there both ways....like for a better chance of VR working correctly. Anyone solved this? or just leaving contacts both ways.

Make sure you start saying name after VR icon your headunit activates. It takes good one second on mine.

When i say activate, what i mean is after saying some help it is grayed out for one second or so, same thing when you press vr button, it will be grayed out at that time it won't get any of your voice commands. As soon as icon activates at that time unit is waiting for your command.

I'm pretty happy about the voice control on my unit. Seems to work well for the most part, as long as I wait for it to be ready as mentioned. The only trouble I have is when I need to "Change Source to Sirius Satellite Radio." Sometimes the unit responds correctly, but often it doesn't know what I'm saying or it just changes to source to FM.

I am having good results with the VR system overall, even with the top down.

 

When dialing contacts I find I get better results when I say the last name THEN the first name, for some reason the system lists all my contacts that way and for some reason Pioneer didn't give the option to reverse the order as they did in my FH-P800BT.

Is it a BlackBerry or other smartphone? If it's a Blackberry, then it's in the phone, not the unit. You will need to change the setting in the phone, delete (not just disconnect) the phone from the BT memory, and re-pair to correct the issue.

VR works beautifully, if the mic is in the correct place, and if you speak correctly. You don't have to talk like a robot, just make sure that you annunciate. Every complaint I get about the VR not working, is typically due to the user speaking a little TOO naturally.

I'm having the strangest problem with VR, which I described to Pioneer support in email (see below). They asked me to phone instead which I will do, but wondered if anyone here had any ideas...

I'm having a very specific problem with the voice recognition in my Z110BT. It is installed in my 2005 Audi A4, where it replaced the previously installed F90BT. The problem is that it virtually never understands when I use the CALL command. The strange thing is, it easily understands all the other commands I've tried, including complex sequences such as when doing FIND ADDRESS. I've explored the microphone as the potential cause, and have tried the following:

- using the already installed microphone from the F90BT

- replacing the microphone with the one that came with the Z110BT installed in the same location

- trying an alternate location for the microphone

The behavior has remained identical despite the microphone changes - all commands work well except for CALL which almost never works. Is this a known issue? Please advise.

Do you hit the OK button on the map screen before the BT connects?

I would have to say that yes, I often hit the OK button before the BT connection is established. Is this somehow causing the problem?

If the BT connects before you hit the OK button, BT calling will fail. It appears to be a bug with the system and has been reported to Pioneer. Do some testing on this to be sure and see if the problem goes away for you.

Thanks!! I will definitely give this a try.

Confirmed by testing - this was the problem. I'll ask Pioneer if/when a fix will be available.

Thanks for your help!

I asked Pioneer about a fix, using the email discussion I already had on the go with them on this issue. Unfortunately no response whatsoever...

I am having this *exact* same problem. Hopefully this is the solution. God bless the search function.