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tomthumb Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Tue Dec 28, 2010 11:38 am Post subject: Tomtom Go 1000 - Demo speed and multiple "vias"? |
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I have just purchased a Tomtom Go 1000 UK. I also own a Tomtom one version 1.
When watching a demonstration of my route on my new Go 1000, I can only watch it in real time. Is it possible to speed up the demonstration?
I think it's impracticle to watch a journey of anything more than 10 minutes.
My Tomtom one v1 allows up to 500 times speed view.
If it is not possible does anyone know which version of the Tomtom first introduced real time only route demonstrations and if at that time anyone else complained or was dissapointed about it?
Also is it possible to program multiple rules for the Tomtom to obey when it plans my route. for instance if I want to travel via a certain point I can but what if I want to travel via two certain points and avoid three different roads. Is it possible?
for those interested my map is uk v850.2827
app date is 13/9/10 |
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dhn Frequent Visitor
Joined: Oct 08, 2007 Posts: 2544 Location: Toronto CANADA
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Posted: Tue Dec 28, 2010 12:57 pm Post subject: |
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For some stupid reason, the TomTom software developers decided that route demos on the 1000 and 1005 would only show at 100% with NO way to speed it up!
Further, to get the route to travel by more than one point requires Itinerary Planning --- which the 1000 doesn't offer as yet, if ever. _________________ David |
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Darren Frequent Visitor
Joined: 11/07/2002 14:36:40 Posts: 23848 Location: Hampshire, UK
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Posted: Tue Dec 28, 2010 1:02 pm Post subject: Re: Tomtom Go 1000 Question |
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tomthumb wrote: | Is it possible to speed up the demonstration? |
Nope
Quote: | If it is not possible does anyone know which version of the Tomtom first introduced real time only route demonstrations and if at that time anyone else complained or was dissapointed about it? |
Introduced with the new platform for GO 100x and VIA.
Quote: | Also is it possible to program multiple rules for the Tomtom to obey when it plans my route. |
That 'feature' was called Itinerary. I say 'was' as it has been dropped in the GO 100x and VIA. _________________ Darren Griffin |
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dhn Frequent Visitor
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Posted: Tue Dec 28, 2010 2:47 pm Post subject: |
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Um, didn't I say the same things in my post? _________________ David |
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gatorguy6996 Frequent Visitor
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Posted: Tue Dec 28, 2010 2:59 pm Post subject: |
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But you can't say "Nope" with a decent British accent, so your answer doesn't carry the same authority. _________________ Garmin 1695 / 255 / 760 w/MSN - Droid w/Google nav + Navigon - Navigon 8100T - Dakota10 - GPSMap76C - GeoMate Jr. |
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tomthumb Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Tue Dec 28, 2010 4:54 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks for the quick replys.
I simply can't believe that such obvious details have been ignored on the latest flag ship models. It's absolutely outragous.
The sad thing is I've just been out with my 1000 and its a superb sat nav in action. Why oh why have they left out the essential small details.
I really hope they can sort this out and make the Go 1000 perfect.
Oh and they should also introduce voice activated voice control instead of press a button then speak, another obvious oversight. I should be able to say TOMTOM and then say my instruction. Also a downloadable list of possible voice instructions would be helpful, as far as I can tell the only place to find them is within the help file within the tomtom. I can't remember more than two if I'm lucky. The downloadable instruction manual refers me back to the Tomtom for the list! Unbelievable. |
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Darren Frequent Visitor
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Posted: Tue Dec 28, 2010 4:57 pm Post subject: |
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dhn wrote: | Um, didn't I say the same things in my post? |
You did, but I was replying from my phone and hadn't see your response, apologies. _________________ Darren Griffin |
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mikealder Pocket GPS Moderator
Joined: Jan 14, 2005 Posts: 19638 Location: Blackpool , Lancs
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Posted: Tue Dec 28, 2010 5:41 pm Post subject: |
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tomthumb wrote: | Also a downloadable list of possible voice instructions would be helpful, as far as I can tell the only place to find them is within the help file within the tomtom. |
Taken me a while to find the thread that contained the following quote, its got a list of voice commands but the same method used in the quote won't work for a Go-1K due to the hidden file system, still its a list to start with:
mikealder wrote: | The list of commands is stored in the commandsENG.ctx file which you can open with notepad, scroll to the bottom of the text file and you will find them all spread over three or four lines, the file is loacted in the ASR folder on the device.
To save you the hastle of messing around with it though:
2D map
2D map view
2D view
3D map
3D map view
3D view
Add favourite
Add to favourites
Avoid roadblock
Brightness down
Brightness up
Calculate alternative
Calculate an alternative route
Calculate original
Calculate the original route
Call
Call back
Call home
Clear route
Continue itinerary
Correct map error
Current location
Day view
Daytime view
Decrease brightness
Decrease volume
Increase brightness
Increase volume
Map error
Mark as favourite
Mark map error
Mark safety camera
Minimise delays
Navigate home
Navigate to a city centre
Navigate to a favourite
Navigate to a postcode
Navigate to a recent destination
Navigate to an address
Navigate to home
Navigate to the nearest camping ground
Navigate to the nearest campsite
Navigate to the nearest car park
Navigate to the nearest car repair service
Navigate to the nearest cash dispenser
Navigate to the nearest cash machine
Navigate to the nearest dentist
Navigate to the nearest doctor
Navigate to the nearest hospital
Navigate to the nearest hotel
Navigate to the nearest parking garage
Navigate to the nearest petrol station
Navigate to the nearest pharmacy
Navigate to the nearest Police station
Navigate to the nearest post office
Navigate to the nearest railway station
Navigate to the nearest rest area
Navigate to the nearest restaurant
Navigate to the nearest tourist information office
Navigate to the next itinerary destination
Night view
Nighttime view
Phone
Phone back
Phone home
Read aloud traffic info
Read aloud traffic information
Read traffic info
Read traffic information
Recalculate original
Recalculate the original route
Redial
Repeat instruction
Report safety camera
Safety camera
Sound off
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Start itinerary
Travel via a city centre
Travel via a favourite
Travel via a postcode
Travel via a recent destination
Travel via an address
Travel via home
Travel via the nearest camping ground
Travel via the nearest campsite
Travel via the nearest car park
Travel via the nearest car repair service
Travel via the nearest cash dispenser
Travel via the nearest cash machine
Travel via the nearest dentist
Travel via the nearest doctor
Travel via the nearest hospital
Travel via the nearest hotel
Travel via the nearest parking garage
Travel via the nearest petrol station
Travel via the nearest pharmacy
Travel via the nearest Police station
Travel via the nearest post office
Travel via the nearest railway station
Travel via the nearest rest area
Travel via the nearest restaurant
Travel via the nearest tourist information office
Turn brightness down
Turn brightness up
Turn down brightness
Turn down volume
Turn off sound
Turn on sound
Turn sound off
Turn sound on
Turn up brightness
Turn up volume
Turn volume down
Turn volume up
Use day colours
Use night colours
Volume down
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Weather report
What is the weather?
Where am I?
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tomthumb Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Tue Dec 28, 2010 6:06 pm Post subject: |
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Thankyou Mike
Thats brilliant, i really appreciate you taking the time to search the threads for me. I,ve printed the list and will start testing the response of the Tomtom with each command, hopefully it will be able to understand me |
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M8TJT The Other Tired Old Man
Joined: Apr 04, 2006 Posts: 10118 Location: Bexhill, South Sussex, UK
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Posted: Tue Dec 28, 2010 6:08 pm Post subject: |
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tomthumb wrote: | Oh and they should also introduce voice activated voice control instead of press a button then speak, | But how would it know whether you are talking to it, or the other half . Interesting things might also happen if you had the radio on |
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mikealder Pocket GPS Moderator
Joined: Jan 14, 2005 Posts: 19638 Location: Blackpool , Lancs
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Posted: Tue Dec 28, 2010 6:12 pm Post subject: |
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There might be others that aren't on the list so it might be an idea to sit down with the device and tick off the ones it does support and add the ones it doesn't.
As a starter for ten it certainly won't like the Itinerary commands but feel free to try them you never know after all it is a TomTom
The Garmin 3790T is activated by a key word that you can select, in practice it works very well and certainly negates the need to prod the screen to initiate voice control - Mike |
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tomthumb Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Tue Dec 28, 2010 6:16 pm Post subject: |
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Will do Mike.
M8TJT~ I did say that I should be able to say TOMTOM to activate the voice control, I think that would work fine. |
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JaguarV12e Regular Visitor
Joined: Feb 07, 2005 Posts: 171 Location: Cambridge UK
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Posted: Tue Dec 28, 2010 6:30 pm Post subject: |
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Hmm, I just had a play with voice control on my (UK purchased) Go 1005 Europe, and you can't use voice control with French language selected. It complains that it needs a computer generated voice, and there isn't one _________________ Tomtom Go 1005
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tomthumb Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Tue Dec 28, 2010 6:36 pm Post subject: |
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I've used the go 1000 UK and the Go 1000 Europe and both had a computer voice as the first option in the change voice part of the menu so I bet yours will be the same. It says something like Karen computer voice. I'm guessing at the Karen bit because I,ve not got my Tomtom handy at the moment.
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JaguarV12e Regular Visitor
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Posted: Tue Dec 28, 2010 7:23 pm Post subject: |
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I tried Karen, but she can't pronounce French for peanuts, and she doesn't understand either French or English commands when the language is sent to French. _________________ Tomtom Go 1005
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