Hello all,
I was wondering if anyone else has noticed any audio problems with their GO 930s or any other models.
The other day I noticed that when I turned my volume up to 80%+, the voice would stop working and the screen would dim. It was an unpleasant thing to see and made it feel as if the unit was shorting out. If I lowered the volume it would start working again. After doing this several times, the voice failed to come back at all even after turning the unit off and on several times. The only way I could get the voice to come back was to uninstall the tomtom application from the unit and reinstall it. After I did this, the voices worked again but the same problem persisted that if I turned the volume up over 80% the voice would fail until I turned the volume down.
I called tomtom and the woman asked if the unit was fully charged and that that was the only thing she could think of that might be the problem. Although I don't know why, it appears she may be partly onto something. I recharged the unit for 3 hours and after doing so the voices don't fail at high volume settings. BUT, although they don't totally fail, some voices, like the British computer voice crackle somewhat and the screen flickers slightly when it's talking. It seems the audio and screen problem get progressively worse as the battery drains eventually leading to complete failure.
I don't know if this is supposed to be some kind of battery saving feature or what, but it's gotta be one of the most ungraceful failures I've ever seen. Who wants their GPS having a seizure just because the battery is getting low???
On the Garmins I've used, there has never been any crackle from the speaker and never any screen flicker no matter how high you turn the volume.
Can anyone tell me if you experience any audio/voice problems (and screen dimming) at high volume settings?... especially if your units battery is low.
THANKS!!!
Peter
I was wondering if anyone else has noticed any audio problems with their GO 930s or any other models.
The other day I noticed that when I turned my volume up to 80%+, the voice would stop working and the screen would dim. It was an unpleasant thing to see and made it feel as if the unit was shorting out. If I lowered the volume it would start working again. After doing this several times, the voice failed to come back at all even after turning the unit off and on several times. The only way I could get the voice to come back was to uninstall the tomtom application from the unit and reinstall it. After I did this, the voices worked again but the same problem persisted that if I turned the volume up over 80% the voice would fail until I turned the volume down.
I called tomtom and the woman asked if the unit was fully charged and that that was the only thing she could think of that might be the problem. Although I don't know why, it appears she may be partly onto something. I recharged the unit for 3 hours and after doing so the voices don't fail at high volume settings. BUT, although they don't totally fail, some voices, like the British computer voice crackle somewhat and the screen flickers slightly when it's talking. It seems the audio and screen problem get progressively worse as the battery drains eventually leading to complete failure.
I don't know if this is supposed to be some kind of battery saving feature or what, but it's gotta be one of the most ungraceful failures I've ever seen. Who wants their GPS having a seizure just because the battery is getting low???
On the Garmins I've used, there has never been any crackle from the speaker and never any screen flicker no matter how high you turn the volume.
Can anyone tell me if you experience any audio/voice problems (and screen dimming) at high volume settings?... especially if your units battery is low.
THANKS!!!
Peter