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27-05-2010, 12:05 AM | #1 | ||
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This is the first Ford I own. It is MB Zetec petrol.
The voice command could not recognize the word for number 2 (two). It either takes it as the number 4 (four) or blank. Has anyone experience this or the voice command module in my car is faulty. I contacted service centre and they said that it nothing they can do and there is no flash update module. It is annoying otherwise it is a good tech car. |
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27-05-2010, 12:13 AM | #2 | ||
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bit of a captain obvious question for you, but are you sure you are enunciating correctly?? mine plays up sometimes if i am speaking too quickly for it too...
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27-05-2010, 12:42 AM | #3 | ||
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Your not alone for the love of it "CD" may only work 20% of the time after much frustration I tell her to $#^& off! then she says "Command Cancel" grrrrrrr
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27-05-2010, 08:43 AM | #4 | ||
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I am the same, get someone in the car and say the car is like KITT, but female. Watch this CD, and it doesnt get it. Then thats were I pipe up and say, see a typical woman doesnt listen to men. Ford has proven the world right.
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27-05-2010, 02:27 PM | #5 | ||
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1stFord... no offence but you're not from Adelaide are you??? ;)
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27-05-2010, 11:21 PM | #6 | ||
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It looks like you all had problems with the voice command but accept the fact that the technology does not work well. It works 7 out of 10 for me except that number 2 or too!!. Even Jeremy Clarkson from Top Gear was also frustrated with the system in the Merc. Well, I store name tags and enjoy the hand free calling, switching CD disc number, radio, USB and turn up/down fan speed.
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28-05-2010, 05:48 PM | #7 | ||
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All voice systems struggle with accents even if you dont think you have one, sounds stupid but talk to it slow and more like a computer voice and it will work 100% mine does. and iv been using voice systems in bmw cars for about 10 years now and have learnt how to talk to them. You feel like a dick head but it works.
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28-05-2010, 10:49 PM | #8 | ||
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So how do you pronounce the word "two" in computer tone. I try different accent and speak slowly but with no luck.
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29-05-2010, 07:10 AM | #9 | ||
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Not sure if this is a Ford Blue Tooth or Telstra issue.
But when I am listening to voice messages on hands free, start driving and putting the seat belt on, the seat belt warning chimes send a signal to telstra & the message bank voice says "goodbye" & ends the call! |
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29-05-2010, 12:50 PM | #10 | |||
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29-05-2010, 10:31 PM | #11 | ||
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I've learnt that I have to say "farn" to change the fan speed, it just doesn't recognise an Australian-accented "fan".
I find the "Help" menu pretty useful, just say "Help" in any of the functions (ie say "Climate", then "Help") and it plays all the command words in that function. Cheers.
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29-05-2010, 11:24 PM | #12 | |||
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29-05-2010, 11:34 PM | #13 | ||
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GBgb, Dorrington couldn't have been part of the conspiracy, he only knows two things to say. 1) Lower the speed limits, 2) More speed cameras. Funny how two ties into one!!
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01-06-2010, 11:25 PM | #14 | ||
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Whoopie! Yahoo! It works. After driving and trying out the voice command for a month, I cracked the code. I said 't' 'oo' and it works for number 'two'. I am now happy with my Mondy (except everyone think I'm ?????).
MOND30, I learnt to speak 'farn' to get to change the 'farn speed' like you said. I guess having the 'English' voice command module we have to speak like Mr Bean. |
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01-06-2010, 11:36 PM | #15 | |||
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02-06-2010, 05:51 AM | #16 | ||
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lol i wouldnt mind getting some cameras/mics set up in your mondeos for a few days
my aunty just picked up a new mondeo titanium, i havent mastered all its crap to get it started yet alone made it to the voice activation yet
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02-06-2010, 04:38 PM | #17 | ||
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The same problem when you ring banks etc and you get their voice recognition system I swear at it all the time. Even speaking sloooowly, it doesn't always work !!!
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02-06-2010, 08:14 PM | #18 | |||
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I am from England (the midlands) and she ignores me as well!!!!!!!
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02-06-2010, 08:43 PM | #19 | ||
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it doesn't matter so much about speaking slowly (although it helps) rather how you announciate what you are saying. most times it gets what i am saying, no probs. i like that you can recite a whole phone number and it gets it in one go. i use this feature alot...
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02-06-2010, 10:17 PM | #20 | ||
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Well, what can you expect?
After all the add tells us that: 1. A dog takes precedence over a driver, and 2. Woof = four Seroiusly, is there no "learn" mode in the menu? By which I mean an ability for the user to speak a number of prompted words so the "system" can decipher the user's accent. Makes me rather glad I opted out of the "high" end model - but then the pet food bill might have gotten out of hand. Cheers Alan
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03-06-2010, 11:12 AM | #21 | ||
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if that's a reason to opt out of a brilliantly appointed car, then you must be very hard to please... you can operate everything the voice control operates manually from the multi-function steering wheel anyway if it bothers you that much...
i love the appointments my XR5 has...
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03-06-2010, 09:27 PM | #22 | |||
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