Talking lady...
07-28-2004, 05:15 PM
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Talking lady...
Not a technical question, more of a trivial question(s).
#1 Is the recording on a chip or is it a tape? The reason I ask, mine sounds kind of "scratchy" like an old tape or record.
#2 Does anyone know who's voice it is?
#3 Can the voice be "customized"?
#1 Is the recording on a chip or is it a tape? The reason I ask, mine sounds kind of "scratchy" like an old tape or record.
#2 Does anyone know who's voice it is?
#3 Can the voice be "customized"?
07-29-2004, 09:00 PM
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Hey, its cool. I get a kick out of it and other people do to. I think it is cool and just about every other Z owner i show thinks its cool to. I look at it as custom 
. I tried another one and it worked fine, so I know its the module.
. I tried another one and it worked fine, so I know its the module.
09-23-2004, 09:06 AM
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Yes, we are talking about the voice that says:
right door is open
left door is open
fuel level is low
lights are on
parking brake is on
I think only 1981-83 has it as an option. The earlier cars did not have the voice.
In the back hatch area, on the right side in front of where the spare tire mounts there is a metal box about 8 inches long. That is one part of the voice system. There is another box under the glovebox hidden behind the dash that is the other part of the system.
right door is open
left door is open
fuel level is low
lights are on
parking brake is on
I think only 1981-83 has it as an option. The earlier cars did not have the voice.
In the back hatch area, on the right side in front of where the spare tire mounts there is a metal box about 8 inches long. That is one part of the voice system. There is another box under the glovebox hidden behind the dash that is the other part of the system.
09-23-2004, 07:21 PM
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Sometimes the boxes don't need replacing. If you have a custom stereo, there is a wire (the color evades my memory right now...) that is attached to the front left speaker. If that wire is not attached, no talking chick. If you listen, you can hear a click comming from the rear and under the dash at the same time when it activates. So---no click, no worky (in my experience).
09-24-2004, 07:33 AM
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Pretty much all 1982-83 280zx's have them. Turbo and non-turbo. Hooking them up would seem to be a wiring nightmare. I grabbed an extra one and was planning on hooking up just the "lights" warning in my Datsun truck. Its very nice to have someone remind you when you leave your lights on.
A while back someone had written up what each color wire goes to for the talking system. I saved the message on my computer for future reference.
RL - always live
L - live when car is ON
YB, YR, YR, YB - go to speakers/radio
WG - Fuel tank
WB - Hand brake
YW - ?? Seems to relate to the Cruise Control??
LgB - Bulb check relay
B - ground
LG - right door
LY - left door
A while back someone had written up what each color wire goes to for the talking system. I saved the message on my computer for future reference.
RL - always live
L - live when car is ON
YB, YR, YR, YB - go to speakers/radio
WG - Fuel tank
WB - Hand brake
YW - ?? Seems to relate to the Cruise Control??
LgB - Bulb check relay
B - ground
LG - right door
LY - left door
09-26-2004, 01:31 PM
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DuckyZ: It is a tiny record that is controled by a computer chip. I believe the only way to customize the voice is to get a different record.
FastZ: yours probably sounds like that because the motor that turns the record is almost worn out or maybe the belt from the motor to the record is streched out.
I can take some pics later if anyone wants to see the guts without taking theirs apart.
FastZ: yours probably sounds like that because the motor that turns the record is almost worn out or maybe the belt from the motor to the record is streched out.
I can take some pics later if anyone wants to see the guts without taking theirs apart.
09-26-2004, 08:39 PM
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I hope you get a kick out of this Bleach. You can see the grooves. Later when my camera is charged up I will post a pic of the circuit boards and the needle. I may make a schematic of the box if I get the time. If I do I will make it avail to anyone who wants a copy.
10-10-2004, 11:07 AM
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Just so you know the speaker wires are the ones between the 2 empty slots and the second Y/R wire. (Off the black box in the hatch area.)
Empty-Empty-Y/B(spkr)-Y/R(spkr)-Y/R-Y/B-Br-Br-R/L
Anyone got a pic of the unit behind the glove box or any idea what it does? I haven't been able to find it in any of my wiring diagrams.
Empty-Empty-Y/B(spkr)-Y/R(spkr)-Y/R-Y/B-Br-Br-R/L
Anyone got a pic of the unit behind the glove box or any idea what it does? I haven't been able to find it in any of my wiring diagrams.
10-13-2004, 05:28 PM
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Don't worry about it fenderbender, I went scavenging and found it & traced the wires back to their respective sources.
The black box in the rear just sort of comes off a "T" at the warning module behind the glovebox so I'm going to try and splice it directly to each component from the black box to see if the module is necessary or if you can use the black box without it.
The black box in the rear just sort of comes off a "T" at the warning module behind the glovebox so I'm going to try and splice it directly to each component from the black box to see if the module is necessary or if you can use the black box without it.
10-18-2004, 09:52 AM
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voice
my 83 has that voice too but it kinda lags down like its in slow motion and talks a deep and not cool but fixs itself, and i was wondering when does it say fuel is low, i normally deive about 350 miles or 17-18 gallons on my tank and i want to hear this voice, does it constantly say it or every once in a while? i dont want to try it out myslef and run out of gas.
