Volume going down?

[loopyloops]

Is it possible my volume is going down by itself - I have the stock audio system for the package 3.?

[tmorrowus]

I assume you don't have the navigation system. The navigation system does mute the left speaker while it's giving voice guidance. Other than that, I don't think the Prius ever changes the volume unless you adjust it yourself.

[windstrings]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(tmorrowus @ Aug 20 2006, 09:09 PM) [snapback]306544[/snapback]</div>

I assume you don't have the navigation system. The navigation system does mute the left speaker while it's giving voice guidance. Other than that, I don't think the Prius ever changes the volume unless you adjust it yourself.
[/b]

I noticed just the opposite today "I think".. if you turn a direction the navigation doesn't like or basically ignore its commands, it will repeat them.. after about the third repeat, seems it starts speaking louder?

Unless I was hallucinating again?

[marjam]

My perception is that the volume is going down as I drive faster or open a window but I don't think it is really happening.

[windstrings]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(marjam @ Aug 20 2006, 09:39 PM) [snapback]306556[/snapback]</div>

My perception is that the volume is going down as I drive faster or open a window but I don't think it is really happening.
[/b]

I don' know what year you have, but my 2006 has adaptive volume control whereas its supposed to go louder as the road noise increases.. I believe the older models may have that too.

[marjam]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(windstrings @ Aug 21 2006, 12:41 AM) [snapback]306558[/snapback]</div>

I don' know what year you have, but my 2006 has adaptive volume control whereas its supposed to go louder as the road noise increases.. I believe the older models may have that too.
[/b]

My '04 has the basic sound system and no NAV so no adaptive volume control.

[loopyloops]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(marjam @ Aug 20 2006, 11:45 PM) [snapback]306560[/snapback]</div>

My '04 has the basic sound system and no NAV so no adaptive volume control.
[/b]

I'm going to watch it closely, but a couple times it sounded like it went down, and the vol. # dipped a few notches as well - unless I'm nuts or wrong or both. No nav on my car.

[eagle33199]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(marjam @ Aug 20 2006, 11:45 PM) [snapback]306560[/snapback]</div>

My '04 has the basic sound system and no NAV so no adaptive volume control.
[/b]

The sound seems to decrease when the windows are open or you speed up do to an increase in the background noise... essentially, the sound gets "lost", even though the speakers are outputting the same amount. To help with this, some have installed sound deadening material, but really, the best
(read: cheapest) way is just to bump the volume up when you hit the highway :-p

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(loopyloops @ Aug 21 2006, 12:16 AM) [snapback]306573[/snapback]</div>

I'm going to watch it closely, but a couple times it sounded like it went down, and the vol. # dipped a few notches as well - unless I'm nuts or wrong or both. No nav on my car.
[/b]

Are you sure you aren't accidentally hitting the steering wheel button when you make turns or something? thats happened to me once or twice...

[HokieHybrid]

loopyloops....you have just helped me confirm I wasn't losing my eyesight the other night. I have been having some funny issues with my volume control. I tried to use the knob to turn it down once and it did not work so I tried the steering wheel and it worked just fine...and later that evening I watched it randomly turn itself down on the MFD. Are you using the steering wheel control and the knob interchangably as I am?

[loopyloops]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(eagle33199 @ Aug 21 2006, 08:03 AM) [snapback]306636[/snapback]</div>

The sound seems to decrease when the windows are open or you speed up do to an increase in the background noise... essentially, the sound gets "lost", even though the speakers are outputting the same amount. To help with this, some have installed sound deadening material, but really, the best
(read: cheapest) way is just to bump the volume up when you hit the highway :-p
Are you sure you aren't accidentally hitting the steering wheel button when you make turns or something? thats happened to me once or twice...
[/b]

Could be - thouht about the steering wheel - going to keep an eye on it.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(HokieHybrid @ Aug 21 2006, 08:14 AM) [snapback]306640[/snapback]</div>

loopyloops....you have just helped me confirm I wasn't losing my eyesight the other night. I have been having some funny issues with my volume control. I tried to use the knob to turn it down once and it did not work so I tried the steering wheel and it worked just fine...and later that evening I watched it randomly turn itself down on the MFD. Are you using the steering wheel control and the knob interchangably as I am?
[/b]

Well, I've have the car for only a few days - but yes - I've been using both.