Automatic volume control doesn't seem to work
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Grand HDF Member
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From: Johnstown, PA
Automatic volume control doesn't seem to work
I have the 4.3 radio and I have tried it in all of the positions, doesn't seem to make a difference.
I have the latest update, am I doing something wrong, or is this a known issue?
I have the latest update, am I doing something wrong, or is this a known issue?
Road Warrior
Joined: Oct 2008
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From: Rosamond, Cali
Reading in this forum, for some it works, for a few others not. I can't tell what the difference is between those for whom it works, and those for whom it doesn't. I am among those the AVC doesn't work for. I have a Stage I Boom upgrade, with four speakers, and after that was done my AVC quit working and never has since...
If you have the latest update, 1.19.1.1, then I got nothing. Sorry.
Alan
If you have the latest update, 1.19.1.1, then I got nothing. Sorry.
Alan
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From: Michigan
Near as I've been able to determine, AVC "kinda" works. If I have the volume set at a barely heard level, there is a slight change in volume with speed but it seems to be all done adjusting by about 20 mph. When I set the volume to a level that is heard above the ambient, there is no discernable increase from AVC. Tells me the AVC works, but the gains are so low that most of us can't hear any differences in the various AVC levels, hence it doesn't work (when it is working, but ineffectively).
Stellar HDF Member
Joined: Feb 2010
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From: Southern California
Mine started working with Update 1.19.0 and haven't had any issues with 1.19.1 or the latest which is 1.19.1.1.
OTOH I have the 6.5 System so maybe that's different?
Check this web site to see what the latest Update is for yours? http://www.harley-davidson.com/conte...downloads.html
OTOH I have the 6.5 System so maybe that's different?
Check this web site to see what the latest Update is for yours? http://www.harley-davidson.com/conte...downloads.html
Tourer
Joined: Oct 2015
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From: Pittsburgh, Pa.
X2 ... I noticed with mine on the highway if I turn the AVC off, I have to really crank up the volume more to hear it. When the AVC is on I don't have to crank it up as loud. Certainly not the best, but better than nothing I guess.
Road Captain
Joined: Jul 2014
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From: Weymouth, MA
Been said before, it works, it just doesn't have the variability that is required when on an open air vehicle with loud pipes. The adjustment up and down would likely be very noticeable in a car, but not enough on a bike.
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Tourer
Joined: Aug 2015
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From: NC
Everything about the system sucks. One of the reasons I went to a Touring was to have music, glad I went with the Custom and not the Special.
The rest of the RG has been great though.
The rest of the RG has been great though.
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The AVC is an oddly operating, poorly programmed effect.
I have to be at a complete stop for the volume to drop. Then it does gradually allow for more volume as I take off.
Nothing like the older systems that actually varied the volume up and down nicely. I seem to constantly manually control it.
I have to be at a complete stop for the volume to drop. Then it does gradually allow for more volume as I take off.
Nothing like the older systems that actually varied the volume up and down nicely. I seem to constantly manually control it.
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From: New York
I've pretty much given up on my Boom system. However, if memory serves me correctly, aren't there "low-medium-high" settings for the AVC? Perhaps increasing the setting will give more noticeable results.