The following section applies to both junction boxes and paths. The only difference is that the Voice prompt dropdown on the main far turn menu is grayed out for paths, but it can be added in the Instructions sub-menu, and it works the same way.
Voice prompt
- If a voice prompt override is added in the far turn menu, then all internal Waze selected voice prompts are removed, and the voice prompt is announced at the first junction node (except for where the 50-meter rule is satisfied) using the first named road segment or TTS override on or after that node.
- If a voice prompt override is added in the far turn menu, but there is also a voice prompt override on a simple, single node turn inside the connection, then the simple turn's voice prompt override will be used, and the far turn's voice prompt override will be ignored.
- If a voice prompt override is added on the far turn, and lane guidance has also been set up where this voice prompt override is announced, the lane guidance will be displayed with the voice prompt. This can be undesirable, and it is recommended to check the lane guidance when adding a voice prompt to junction box paths.
Instructions
Similar to the Instructions on turn arrow tooltip, Instructions is an option on a junction box exit arrow tooltip. The Turn instructions panel has the same options but there are special considerations when the options are used on the junction box exit arrow.
Visual instructions
Visual instructions can be added to a junction box's exit arrow.
- Just like voice prompts, visual instructions will be given at the first node that the path encounters through the junction box.
- Unlike JB voice prompts, JB visual instructions will work together with subsequent node-based visual instructions inside the junction box. In these cases the junction box's visual instruction will be shown at the first node, and then the node-based visual instruction(s) will be shown at the subsequent node(s) through the junction box.
- When adding visual instructions to a junction box's exit arrow do not add visual instructions directly to the first node of that route, to avoid a conflict between the junction box's visual instruction and the node-based visual instruction on that first node.
- Both node-based and junction-box-based visual instructions require an associated navigation instruction in order to be visible in the app, either resulting from default behavior, a voice prompt or a View and hear lanes override. If the driver is not told to turn, exit, continue, etc. at a node, no visual information can be displayed there.
Adding visual instructions to a junction box route is useful for situations where multiple signs are displayed for a single turn, with each sign pertaining to the next turn. For example, in complex interchanges it's common to have multiple lanes exit the highway together at one place and then split apart a short distance after exiting, with the different lanes marked by different signs. Using a JB visual instruction allows the driver to see only the visual instructions that pertain to their route.
TTS
Even though the TTS (text to speech) box will show the name of the exit segment in gray, this name may not actually be what's spoken. If the name of the exit segment is required in TTS, be sure to confirm it by clicking the TTS field, then clicking Apply, before saving the junction box turn instruction.