2008 AUDI A4 Infotainment MMI Operating Manual

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Telephone speech control system 160
Telephone speech control system
Applies to vehicles: with telephone speech control system
Introduction
You can use speech commands to operate various func-
tions of the telephone.
Functions
The speech control and hands-free system together enable you to
operate the on-board phone system very conveniently. The speech
control system recognises commands and digits spoken by
different people.
The speech control system allows you to do the following:
•Store name tags
page 164
•Enter and dial a telephone number
page 163
Traffic reports are not announced during a running dialogue. The
dialogue will be ended immediately when an incoming phone call is
received.
Unrecognised speech commands
The system acknowledges your commands with a tone signal. If the
system does not recognise a speech command, it will answer with
and request you to repeat the command. After a third
failed attempt the system will answer with and the
dialogue will be ended.
How to help the system understand you
•Speak clearly in a normal volume. Speak louder if you are driving
fast.
•Speak in a normal tone without long pauses.
•Avoid speaking when the system is saying a cue.
•Close doors, windows and sun roof* to reduce background
noise. Make sure that passengers are not talking when you say a
command.
•Keep the air outlets of the air distribution system pointed away
from the microphone, which is fitted in the vicinity of the front inte-
rior lights.
•The system should only be operated by the driver, since the
hands-free microphone is directed towards the driver.

Should the system say , please check
the status of the speech control system:
•Is the MMI active and the ignition on?
•Does a Bluetooth connection exist between the mobile phone
and the on-board phone system (car telephone kit* or phone pre-
installation*)?
•Is the mobile phone inserted in the mobile phone adapter*25)?
•Is the mobile phone switched on and the PIN entered?
•Are the phone book entries being loaded from the mobile phone
into the on-board phone system (car telephone kit*
page 29 or
phone pre-installation*
page 23)?
WARNING
•Please direct your full attention to the road at all times! As the
driver, you have full responsibility for the safety of the vehicle and
other road users. For this reason, you should only use the func-
tions in a manner that allows you to maintain control of the
vehicle in all situations - accident risk!
•The speech control system must not be used in cases of emer-
gency, since the voice changes in stressful situations. This could
result in a failed or delayed telephone connection. Always dial
emergency numbers manually!
25)Applies to phone pre-installation.





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Telephone speech control system161
MMI componentsMMI control consoleMulti-function steering wheelTelephone handsetVoice control
Basic operation
Applies to vehicles: with telephone speech control system
Switching on and off
The speech control system can be activated via the talk
button on the mobile phone adapter or the button on the
multi-function steering wheel*.
Important: The ignition must be switched on and no phone
calls must be active.Switching on
– Press the talk button on the mobile phone adapter*
26)

fig. 145, or
– Press the talk button on the multi-function steering
wheel
fig. 146. A signal tone will indicate that the
speech control system is ready. The message “The
speech dialogue system is activated” will appear in the
MMI display.
– Say the desired command.
Switching off
– Say the command CANCEL, or
– Press the talk button on the mobile phone adapter*
26)

fig. 145, or
– Press and hold the talk button on the multi-function
steering wheel
fig. 146 until you hear the cue
.
Applies to vehicles: with telephone speech control system
Adjusting the volume
Important: The speech control system must be switched on

page 161, and the system must be giving a cue.
– Scroll the right thumbwheel on the multi-function
steering wheel
fig. 146 up
 or down , or
– Turn the ON/OFF button on the MMI control console

page 45 to increase or reduce the volume.
Fig. 145 Talk button on
the mobile phone
adapter
Fig. 146 Multi-func-
tion steering wheel:
Talk button and right
thumbwheel
26)Applies to phone pre-installation.



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Applies to vehicles: with telephone speech control system
Help functions
The speech dialogue system offers you two help func-
tions: The help commands and the guided dialogue
assistance.
Help commands
If the speech dialogue system is activated
page 170, you can say
the command HELP. The system will display possible commands in
the MMI screen
page 171, fig. 154 and will also speak the
commands.
Guided dialogue assistance
If the speech dialogue system is activated
page 170 and you do
not say a command, the speech dialogue system will ask .
If you still give no command, the speech dialogue system will
suggest important commands.
Example for help cues (for selecting a number from the phone book)Applies to vehicles: with telephone speech control system
Entering the PIN code
Important: The speech control system must be switched on

page 161.
– Give the command ENTER PIN or ENTER PIN CODE.
– Say the individual digits of your PIN code.
– Say the command STORE.
If the PIN code is more than 8 digits long, the system will decline
and give the cue . If the specified PIN code is
incorrect, the system will say . If the wrong
PIN code is entered three times in a row, the SIM card will be
blocked. The SIM card can be unlocked by entering the PUK
(personal unblocking key)
page 88 using the MMI speller or the
keypad on your mobile phone.
Fig. 147 Important
commands
Operation/
CommandCue from
speech control system
Briefly press talk but-
tonAcoustic signal:
DIAL NUMBER
e.g. ZERO, ONE, TWO,
THREE
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MMI componentsMMI control consoleMulti-function steering wheelTelephone handsetVoice control
Applies to vehicles: with telephone speech control system
Dialling a number
Important: The speech control system must be switched on

page 161.
Dial number
– Say the command DIAL NUMBER. The speech control
system will ask you to enter a telephone number.
– Say the digits of the telephone number individually or in
groups. After each block of digits you specify, the system
will repeat the digits.
–Say DIAL when you have completed the number entry.
The telephone number will be dialled.
Select name
– Say the command SELECT NAME.
– When the speech control system gives you the cue, say a
name that has previously been recorded
page 165.
– Say the command DIAL. The telephone number will be
dialled.
Play phone book
– Say the command PLAY PHONE BOOK. The name tags will
now be read out.
– To select the telephone number of a recorded name
simply press the talk button while this recorded name is
being read out.Note
•Recorded names are user-oriented and are best recognised by
the system when the same person who assigned the name repeats
the recorded name.
•During the dialogue you can use the commands REPEAT, BACK,
and DELETE.
Applies to vehicles: with telephone speech control system
Redialling
Important: The speech control system must be switched on

page 161.
– Say the command REDIAL. The last telephone number
you used will be dialled.
Note
•On some mobile phones the number you dialled last is placed at
the bottom of the call list. In this case, the redial function of the
speech control system cannot be used.
•During the dialogue you can use the commands REPEAT, BACK,
and DELETE.





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Telephone speech control system 164
Name tags
Applies to vehicles: with telephone speech control system
Introduction
Name tags are stored in the phone book for the speech
control system.
General notes
The phone book for the speech control system has 50 memory posi-
tions. You can use it independently of the mobile phone. The name
tags are stored in the phone book for the speech control system.
In the phone book for the speech control system you can assign
recorded names (name tags) to entries stored in the phone book of
the on-board phone system (car telephone kit* or phone pre-instal-
lation*). You can also store new entries with recorded names and
telephone numbers in the phone book for the speech control
system
page 165. These entries are stored separately from the
entries in the on-board phone book (car telephone kit* or phone pre-
installation*).
Once you have stored name tags in the phone book for the speech
control system, you can select them via the speech control system.
Entering
You should choose spoken names that can be identified clearly by
the speech control system.
Numbers from ZERO to NINE are recognised when you enter a tele-
phone number. The telephone number can be specified all at once,
in blocks of digits (separated by a brief pause), or as single digits.
After each block of digits you specify (separated by a brief pause)
the system will repeat the digits. The system can only recognise
single digits (TWO, THREE, etc.), and not combinations of digits (e.g.
twenty-three).
If the telephone number has more than 20 digits, the system will
decline and give the cue . A Plus (+) can
also be placed ahead of the 20 digits.
Applies to vehicles: with telephone speech control system
Storing a name tag for a phone book entry
You can store a name tag for a phone book entry shown
in the display of the driver information system.
Important: There must be entries stored in the phone book.
– Press the button on the multi-function steering
wheel
page 128 repeatedly until the telephone menu

page 133, fig. 117 appears in the display of the driver
information system.
– Scroll the left thumbwheel on the multi-function steering
wheel to select Phone book
page 133, fig. 117 and
press the left thumbwheel. The phone book entries will
be displayed.
– Scroll the left thumbwheel to mark the phone book entry
you wish to select.
– Press the talk button on the multi-function steering
wheel
page 161, fig. 146. The tone will
sound.
– Say the command STORE.
Fig. 148 Phone book
entry with name tag
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MMI componentsMMI control consoleMulti-function steering wheelTelephone handsetVoice control
– Say the name under which you wish to store this phone
book entry when the speech control system gives you the
cue.
– Repeat the name when you are requested to do so. The
recorded name (name tag) for the selected phone book
entry will be stored in the phone book for the speech
control system.
If a name tag has been stored for a phone book entry, that entry will
be marked by a symbol
page 164, fig. 148 in the display of the
driver information system.
Applies to vehicles: with telephone speech control system
Storing a name tag with a telephone number
Name tags consisting of a name and assigned telephone
numbers can be stored in the phone book for the speech
control system.
Important: The speech control system must be switched on

page 161.
– Say the command STORE NAME.
– Say the name under which you wish to store this phone
book entry when the speech control system gives you the
cue.
– Repeat the name when you are requested to do so.
– When requested, say the digits of the corresponding
telephone number individually or in groups. After each
block of digits you specify, the system will repeat the
digits it has recognised.–Say STORE when you have completed the number entry.
The entry will then be stored in the phone book for the
speech control system.
Name tags which you have stored in the phone book for the speech
control system using the STORE NAME command will not be shown
in the display of the driver information system.
Note
If two or more names sound alike, it is better to save the names
including the first name or some other distinguishing entry.
Applies to vehicles: with telephone speech control system
Deleting a name tag with a telephone number
Important: The speech control system must be switched on

page 161.
– Switch on the speech control system
page 161.
– Say the command DELETE NAME.
– When the speech control system gives you the cue, say a
name that has previously been recorded
page 165.
– When the speech control system gives you the cue, say
YES to delete a recorded name which was previously
stored in the phone book for the speech control system.
This is to confirm that you wish to delete the entry.
If you say No, the system will answer with and the
dialogue will be ended.
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Applies to vehicles: with telephone speech control system
Deleting the phone book
Important: The speech control system must be switched on

page 161.
Deleting entire phone book
– Say the command DELETE PHONE BOOK.
– When the speech control system gives you the cue, say
YES.
– When the speech control system gives you the cue, say
YES again to delete the entire phone book.
Deleting recorded name (name tag)
– Say the command DELETE PHONE BOOK.
– When the speech control system gives you the cue, say
NO. The name tags will now be read out.
– Press the talk button while the recorded name which you
wish to delete is being read out.
– When the speech control system gives you the cue, say
YES. The last name tag to be read out will now be deleted.
You can continue to delete names from the phone book by pressing
the talk button as long as the entries are being read out.





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