Varia radar alert similar to navigation alert

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Han Boetes

• May 13, 2021 10:29

Hi,

The navigation alert is only one note different from the varia radar alert. I recently rode on a road where there was a lot of traffic coming from behind, and I failed to notice I had to turn to the left.

Wouldn't it be nice if those melodies are more distinct?

Cheers,

Han

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  Frank Hogsholt

  • May 13, 2021 12:50

  I agree, can be very confusing

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  Scott Crawford

  • May 13, 2021 15:14

  Any maybe be able to change them to one could be less prominent than the other.

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  Jami

  • May 14, 2021 02:06

  Hello all!

  Thanks for the suggestion - due to the type of speaker in the Karoo 2 (more of a beeper/buzzer type), there are some limitations as far as only being tones, but different pitches or patterns could be a possibility. I will surely share that feedback with our Product team.

  I can offer one thing that many find helpful - I do this with one BT earbud if I know I am going to be on a route with lots of noise. If you pair a Bluetooth speaker or headphones to your Karoo 2, not only will it be easier to hear because it's louder but you will also receive voice guidance for navigation cues - not just tones. Keep in mind that it will impact battery life slightly when using Bluetooth audio devices.

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  Han Boetes

  • May 14, 2021 05:30

  Hello Jami,

  Thanks for your reply.

  I'll certainly try using a BT-Headset on my next ride. Although I think I won't like riding with one whilst racing over bumpy roads and sweating like an otter. And another thing is I'm afraid it might fall out.

   

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  Han Boetes

  • May 14, 2021 07:11

  Hello Jami,

  I just tried using a headset and Bluetooth has no volume control AFAICT, which makes it inaudible for my headset of choice. Or is there?

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  Mark Pollard

  • May 15, 2021 13:07

  Varia alerts should absolutely be a unique and separate tone. Phone alerts are very similar to Varia alerts and it drives me nuts. 

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  Mark Rosenberg

  • May 12, 2023 09:22

  Very distressing that this issue is still pending after 2 years. So easy to implement, unless the code base is a mess.

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  Cristiano Cunha

  • June 04, 2023 21:22

  My 2 cents... Radar sound should be different and I really misses a sound when the bar changes to green (when there is no cars behind).

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  Bob Lyle

  • June 04, 2023 22:20
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  Go to "Settings" then scroll down to Bluetooth Volume. That will (and does!) control the Varia alert sound level but unfortunately not with a separate level to other sounds. I've requested an "All Clear" sound be added many times over the last 3 years but to no avail and I agree that individual level control for each audio source would be a huge improvement.

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  Lars Rasmussen

  • July 20, 2023 15:42

  Unusable. Just used my Karoo 2 today for the first time with Navigation and Varia radio. Every time I hear an alert I need to check whether it is navigation or radar. Even though it is a simple buzzer, so on same tone can be generated, it must be very simple to make the buzzing completely different in the two cases. It is unusable now!

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  Jim C

  • July 20, 2023 18:48

  HH installed a blips and beeps buzzer so it will never perform like a full range speaker. My K2 beeper started off ok but now it just distorts the bleeps

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