TurkEclisp

Does anyone know if the ASL makes any difference? I can never tell that its working. Today i had the window down and the volume didnt automatically adjust. Anyone else know anything about this?

ecr527

It works on my car. I believe the volume will not go up unless you break 50 MPH.

TimboIS

Speaking of ASL. I wish the Nav voice was louder at loud stereo volume. If I play the stereo over 30, I can barely hear the nav voice. That was always al problem on the '03 as well. Seems even the loudest nav voice isn't enough, and it's too loud when the stereo is on at a lower level. You'd think they could figure out a more logical way to do the nav voice. Stereo volume = X, Nav voice = X + 5.

ES3

Not sure which speed it kicks in on, but at 60mph I notice TONS more base with ASL on. I actually either turn it off or leave ASL on and turn the bass down.

unit74

iTrader: (3)

You should be able to adjust the volume of the bichin betty. You'll need to get into the set up portion of the menu.

PhilipMSPT

iTrader: (5)

I was just about to say that. The bass booms too unevenly when the moonroof is open. Annoying!

I guess I'll just turn the ASL off and turn up the volume manually. I hate it when the balance of treble and bass go haywire...

Rockville

You can definitely drown out "Betty" with your volume control. The first thing I like to do when setting up the Nav is turn off the voice recognition guidance on page 2. There are ways to make "Betty" less pronounced but I don't know of a way to make her louder after you exhaust the volume settings. It's like 2 speakers fending off 10 speakers, not really fair to "Betty".

I haven't gotten to know "Maria" yet. "Bridgit" is always good if your hungover....It would be cool to actually meet these real women who worked diligently so we could find our way in the night...
Imagine you're at a bar and you hear a familiar voice and then it hits you why....Are you ah...Betty?

Rock

Bichon

NPR (don't remember if it was Morning Edition or All Things Considered) had a segment where they interviewed the woman who was the voice of all of the phone company messages e.g., "If you'd like to make a call, please hang up and try again".

Does anyone know the genesis of the term "Betty" to refer to the woman inside the machine? Is it a military term?

ES3

Can you imagine how much fun it would be to have her prank your friends when they call you?