Voice problem after 8.3 on 720

xandre · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jan 19, 2009 Posts: 3

I have being watching this forum since a I started to have problems with my GO920t, switched to a GO930 (bestbuy extended warranty). I did something new and i wanted to know if you guys have done this.
I used to do a pin reset with the car charger unpluged. Last friday i did a pin reset with everything pluged; car charger, traffic receiver, phone connected and remote control. I have being trying it and no voice studder.
I used to get the screen flickering, no more. I will keep using it.

Another thing that I notice is, after powering up from a pin reset with the charger unpluged, I see all the information after the 5 seconds holding the power button, the date and time on the bottom resets to 01/01/2000 but when the charger is pluged and I do the pin reset, the actual date and time comes up.
Why is that?

Andy_P · Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2009 4:28 pm Post subject:

Is that just the v7 Kate folder, Mike?

In my 720 "day one" backup there are 7 totally different files in the "Kate" folder:

Kate.16000.loqmsx.bin
KateGilded.16000.loqmsx.bin
KateTT.16000.loqmsx.bin
KateTT.lex
LoqKateGildedSde.so
LoqKateSde.so
LoqKateTTSde.so

while on the 940:

Kate.16000.LTTS7CodecMsx.32800.10.bin
Kate.vde
KateGildedParalinguistics.16000.LTTS7CodecMsx.32800.10.bin
KateGildedPhrases.16000.LTTS7CodecMsx.32800.10.bin
KateTT.16000.LTTS7CodecMsx.32800.10.bin

But the folder structure is quite different on the x40's so a lot of files are in different places.
I can do you some full listings if you're interested.

Andy_P · Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2009 5:37 pm Post subject:

PS... Nice first post xandre... Very well described. Welcome! Thumbs Up

keithu · Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2009 8:02 pm Post subject:

angusr · Occasional Visitor Joined: Dec 21, 2008 Posts: 7

Just a quick report of success in "fixing" the stutter. After the initial upgrade to 8.300 any street name was hosed. After downgrading LoquendoTTS to the posted version it improved and short street names were okay, but something like "The City of Edinburgh Bypass" still caused the problem. After installing the 8.320 Work version and re-downgrading LoquendoTTS (as detailed earlier in this thread) all appears well; it completed a fairly complex journey at the weekend using both RDS-TMC and USB charging with no obvious stuttering.

Some of the pronunciations sounded a _little_ odd though, but were always clearly understandable. And it seems to pronounce "Glasgow" two different ways - with a short "a" or a long "a" - depending on what kind of statement is being made. But overall I'd still call 8.320 with downgraded voices a "fix". Now, why the heck can't TomTom get round to packaging that after all these weeks?

AndyVaughan · Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2009 7:54 pm Post subject:

Trevor1234 · Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2009 10:54 pm Post subject:

Hi AndyVaughan
Yes, you are correct when you say that the stutter/refresh does not affect everyone. Even after all these weeks I am still waiting for Kate to make a cock-up with her words. I just can not think of an explanation.
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AndyVaughan · Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2009 8:15 pm Post subject:

grimmers · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jul 10, 2008 Posts: 3

I also have the stuttering voice problem, again this ocurred after the V8.300 firmware upgrade. I contacted TomTom who e-mailed me a solution, which worked for two days. Problem is now back.
TomTom obviously are not checking out their software fully before releasing.

trickpalmer · Occasional Visitor Joined: Aug 12, 2008 Posts: 22

Hi what did TT email you to do? as i am getting fed up!!!!

AndyVaughan · Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 8:08 pm Post subject: Re: Stuttering Kate

Tom59 · Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2009 6:34 am Post subject:

I also complained to TomTom and after explaining that their fixes don't work, this was their reply...

andy-c1 · Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2009 9:12 am Post subject:

How long has it been since the new version ,it should have been fixed months ago
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mikealder · Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2009 10:05 am Post subject:

korndog · Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2009 6:25 pm Post subject:

I've just purchased a second hand 520 off ebay and it too was also fine until I upgraded to the latest version.
I think I've sorted it by deleting the Kate folder on my TomTom and on my pc then running TomTom Home thereby forcing it to re-download the voice.
I've not actually tested it on the road but it seems to work ok in demo mode.
Sorry if this has already been suggested but I only read upto page 9 then I lost the will to live. Very Happy

Also, is there a way of improving the compass cos it really is hopeless on v8. I miss v7 but I haven't got a backup for this model.
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