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Can the NAV system mute music?

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Main Forum' started by slapstick, Aug 14, 2007.

  1. slapstick

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    I would have thought this was asked already, but a search isn't turning up much.

    I have an '07 Prius with NAV and it is very difficult to hear the NAV voice with the music on. I always thought the system was integrated so it would mute the music to speak (like it does when it wants a voice command). Is there anyway to get it to do this? Or, atleast lower the music volume more significantly?
     
    #1 slapstick, Aug 14, 2007
  2. Tideland Prius

    Tideland Prius Moderator of the North
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    So.. if you adjust the balance and the fade to the left front speaker, then it'd mute the radio! haha.
     
    #2 Tideland Prius, Aug 14, 2007
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    Your only option is to increase the volume of the nav voice.
     
    #3 auricchio, Aug 14, 2007
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    Weak! I thought an integrated NAV system would cooperate with the radio and lower the music volume when the NAV voice needs to speak.
     
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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Presto @ Aug 14 2007, 04:52 PM) [snapback]495586[/snapback]</div>
    I've never had a problem with it, but then I suppose my music is played at a low level by modern standards.

    Tom
     
    #5 qbee42, Aug 14, 2007
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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(qbee42 @ Aug 14 2007, 01:56 PM) [snapback]495590[/snapback]</div>
    It would be a good feature to have, though. I have my music cranked often on the carputer. I don't have to worry about missing directions from my guidance software since it automatically lowers the music volume when it has something to say. It'd be nice to see this in a future revision of the Prius nav.
     
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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Presto @ Aug 15 2007, 12:18 AM) [snapback]495919[/snapback]</div>
    Agreed. I love having an integrated NAV system, but it is one area that has room for significant improvement.

    Tom
     
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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(slapstick @ Aug 14 2007, 12:27 AM) [snapback]495214[/snapback]</div>
    I thought that there was a setting that enabled this. My wife has the car, so I can't check - but in our Prius, the driver's side volume does go down when there is an instruction (also goes down for the "bong"). In addition, there is a control for the guided navigation volume, perhaps that needs to be increased.
     
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    Try checking to if the "adaptive volume control" is turned on in the menu-volume screen
     
    #9 Bear68, Aug 15, 2007
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