Next Stop Announcments

[GoldenSquid]

My guess for the NSAs not working is because the platinum blinds were updated a couple of days ago, and I'm guessing the audio files aren't connected to the new blinds?

[Jack]

Nice to see that they've made the announcements louder now they've updated them on the Hydrogens. H1012 is now very loud!

[West_Brom/WalsallBusGeek]

currently onboard 6729 and the NSA is way too loud and it cuts off before the destination is even fully said. I was on a different platinum yesterday and it was way too quiet. 

[Jack]

currently onboard 6729 and the NSA is way too loud and it cuts off before the destination is even fully said. I was on a different platinum yesterday and it was way too quiet.

6713 was the same yesterday it was way too loud. Lots of the elderly were complaining about them, and a few others were saying they will be making complaints...

They are deafening. Was nothing wrong with them before now they've messed them up.

[Tony]

6713 was the same yesterday it was way too loud. Lots of the elderly were complaining about them, and a few others were saying they will be making complaints...

They are deafening. Was nothing wrong with them before now they've messed them up.

They are all being reprogrammed this weekend to quieten them and stop the jumping where they miss certain words out

[Jack]

They are all being reprogrammed this weekend to quieten them and stop the jumping where they miss certain words out

Will anything be done about the ones that haven't worked for years?

[Tony]

Will anything be done about the ones that haven't worked for years?

There's only 4 currently not working at Walsall, 3 platinum and one hydrogen

[karl724223]

There's only 4 currently not working at Walsall, 3 platinum and one hydrogen

6933 never worked from day one 

[Gareth]

First time I've noticed it, but my 95 home this evening had next stop displays. No audio yet though.

[BBS]

E102 seems to have no working announcments, both visible and audio not working screens turned off, E026 no audio, alongside E132 which worked half way until they decided to give up 

[MasterPlan]

First time I've noticed it, but my 95 home this evening had next stop displays. No audio yet though.

I've been on a few recently where there were visual displays but no audio. And I'm sure those buses in question had audio previously. 

[mesub]

Nice to see that they've made the announcements louder now they've updated them on the Hydrogens. H1012 is now very loud!

Still sounding tinny??

[mesub]

Another question to ask is will the Volvo Hybrids get their announcements sorted now (or at some point in the future) as well?

Of course, it uses a different (and harder to program) system, but surely it would have to comply at some point as well?

[Stu]

I noticed on the 16 earlier today that it now says the next stop twice before getting to the stop (after leaving previous stop and when approaching the nedy stop) and then again as it stops. Not sure if that is an intentional change or an error.

Okay seems like it may not be an error as its the same on the X21 & 74.

Gotta say it feels like overkill to me. I could understand if you had a route where stops were far apart but most routes aren't like that.

Seems like it's been ages since I travelled on a bus with NSAs!

Had 6910 on the 2 home this evening, was doing exactly as you describe. I'm not sure if it's been done intentionally, but does get a bit annoying, especially when the bus isn't having to call at stops, as it's announcing "the next stop is" as it is passing by that stop.

I'm wondering if it is another 'coding error', as I notice the system announces "the next stop is" at the point where the display changes to show the stop name without "next stop" above it.

I agree it's a bit overkill, and seems a bit unnecessary to me.

[Rachvince53]

On the WN 1, the stop shown on the screen as "Dudley Road, Fighting Cocks" is never announced.