AVIC-N1 Voice Recognition Problem

Just had this unit installed with the optional voice recognition unit. Has anyone else had a problem with the voice control feature where the little voice icon that's supposed to show up on the lower left part of the screen telling you it's possible or not to input voice commands never shows up at any time, in any screen? Also the Auto Voice  Recognition option under Settings is grayed out and is set to off? Does that option turn the voice feature on? If so, why is it grayed out? Is there some other way to turn voice recognition on? Is it possible that the installer ran the wire for the microphone and everything but did not connect it to the headunit therefore the system does not recognize that it should turn the feature on or something?

TIA,eMass

->eMass

definitely possible...did you really get the pioneer mic or did they try to use one from something else?? did you also get the remote?? the pioneer comes w/ the remote as well as the mic so check out all of those things

awilliams64 wrote: definitely possible...did you really get the pioneer mic or did they try to use one from something else?? did you also get the remote?? the pioneer comes w/ the remote as well as the mic so check out all of those things

No, they used the pioneer mic and remote - I have the packaging and everything.

If anyone has and avic and can easily unplug the mic from the system, can you see if it displays the same symptoms?

Thx.

->eMass

I am facing the exact same problem, have you ever got fixed?Abby

I had the N1 you will need to be sure the tiny plug that goes into the brain from the mic has not come out very easy to pull out. This happened to me. when they take the vehicle apart to fix this get them to set up the system to recognize it before every thing is back together alot easier than going back and forth, enjoy the CD-VC1 well worth it imo!Black 04 Cadillac Escalade EXT- 13 INCH suspension LIFT,37"nitto mud grapplers,22"MC2 Cadillac wheels, 05 touch screen Nav system, backup cam, Headrest and visor monitors and video input on nav system

also check to make sure it is in the mic input not the wired remote plug, it will fit in either one so this may be the problem

reset the avic and leave the mic plugged in. ive had this problem and ive fixed it too, but it was a loooong time ago. sorry i cant be more helpfull

like they said, make sure to plug it in where it says MIC. take out the main harness from the back, plug in mic, plug harness back in. I had the exact same prob, then i read the directions