2008 MERCEDES-BENZ S600 Owner's Manual

304 Control systems
Voice Control* navigation
“District” or “Center”
Use the command “District” or “Center” to
to spell a city location in the city previously
selected.
Speak the characters as a continuous
string (five to seven characters). The sys-
tem then displays a list of available city dis-
tricts or centers on the COMAND display.
Select the desired city center from that
list.Sample dialog:
sDistrict
tPlease spell the center
sS-T-A-T-E-N-I-S
uThe system displays a list of avail-
able districts if more than one name
matches the name of a district for
the given city
tPlease select a line number
sNumber one
tNumber one, center accepted
The district selected is adopted for route
guidance.“Street”
Use the command “Street” to spell and se-
lect a street for the adopted city. Only
street names available on the navigation
DVD can be selected.
Speak the characters as a continuous
string (five to seven characters). The sys-
tem then displays a list of available street
names on the COMAND display. Select the
desired street name from that list.
Sample dialog:sStreet
tPlease spell the name of the street
sF-O-R-E-S-T
uThe system displays a numbered
list of available street names
tPlease select a line number
sNumber one
tNumber one, street accepted
The street name selected is adopted for
route guidance.

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Voice Control* navigation
“Intersection”, “Cross street”
Use the command “Intersection” or “Cross
street” to spell and select an intersection.
Speak the characters as a continuous
string (five to seven characters). The sys-
tem then displays a list of available inter-
sections on the COMAND display. Select
the desired intersection from that list.
Sample dialog:
sIntersection
tPlease spell the first street name
sF-O-R-E-S-T
tPlease spell the name of the cross-
ing street
sD-U-D-L-E-Y
uThe system displays a numbered
list of available intersections on the
COMAND display
tPlease select a line number
sNumber one
tIntersection acceptedThe intersection is adopted for route guid-
ance. If an address at the intersection is
recognized, the system asks if it is correct.
Say “Yes” or “No”.
“House number”
Use the command “House number” to se-
lect a house number for the street previ-
ously selected. Speak the house number in
single digits.
Sample dialog:
sHouse number
tPlease say the house number in sin-
gle digits
sThree two
tIs three two correct?
sOK
tHouse number accepted
The house number is adopted for route
guidance.

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Voice Control* address book
COMAND address book overview
The Voice Control System address book
function gives you the capability to store
names and associated phone numbers and
address information.
You can store up to 80 speaker-dependent
voice entries in the Voice Control System
address book.
Using these voice entries, you can dial a
phone number stored in address book or
start route guidance to an address stored in the address book. Available commands
are dependent on the status of the address
book. The address book can be in one of
the following status:

Address book not open

Address book open
Operation with address book not open
(global)
The Voice Control System gives you the
following capabilities:

Store a name (page 292)

Dial a name (page 293)

Delete a name (page 294)

Navigate to an entry (page 301)

List address book (page 307)

List phone book of the address
(
page 295)

List address book destination memory
(
page 302)

Delete the address book (page 308)

Open the address book
Opening address book
Press !.
Speak the command “Address book”.
Press !.
Speak one of the address book com-
mands described below.
Operation with address book open
(local)
In addition to the capabilities listed when
the address book is not open, the address
book opened allows you to:

open an entry using the corresponding
voice entry

open any entry by spelling the name
Opening entry: Speak the command
“Open entry”.
Warning!G
Please devote your attention first and fore-
most to the traffic situation you are in.
Before your journey, please familiarize your-
self with the address book functions.
Only use the Voice Control System when
road and traffic conditions permit you to do
so. Otherwise you could be involved in an
accident in which you or others could be in-
jured.

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Voice Control* address book
Operating and using address book
Press !.
Speak one of the following commands
depending on the address book status
(open or not open).
Available commands with the address
book not open
For a complete list of commands
(
page 315).
“Help address book”
Use the command “Help address book” to
have the Voice Control System read out an
option list of all available commands for
the address book.
“Save name” (
page 292)
“Dial name” (
page 293)
“Call ” (
page 294)“Delete name” (address book)
Use the command “Delete name” to delete
a voice name from your address book.
Sample dialog:
sDelete name
tPlease say the name
sJohn Smith
tDo you want to delete John Smith?
sYes
tThe voice name is deleted
“Navigate to ” (address
book) (
page 301)
“List address book”
Use the command “List address book” to
have the system read out all available ad-
dress book entries and, if desired, select
an entry when it is being read.Sample dialog:
sList address book
The system reads out all available address
book entries.
Selecting address book entry: When
the system reads the desired entry,
press!.
The entry is selected and shown on the
COMAND display.
Canceling the dialog: PressL.
You have canceled the dialog. The sys-
tem reads out “Cancel”.
“List phone book” and dialing a phone
number (
page 295)
“List destination memory” (
page 302)

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Voice Control* address book
“Delete address book”
Use the command “Delete address book”
to delete all or individual voice names of
the address book entries. Only the voice
name is deleted; the remaining data in the
entry are retained.
“Address book”
Use this command to open the address
book.
Available commands with the address
book open
“Help address book”
Use the command “Help address book” to
have the Voice Control System read out an
option list of all available commands for
the address book.
“Open ”
Use the command “Open ”
to open an entry in your address book that
has a voice name already assigned to it.Sample dialog:
sOpen John Smith
uThe entry “John Smith” appears on
the COMAND display
“Select entry”
Use the command “Select entry” to open
an entry in your address book.
Sample dialog:
sSelect entry
tPlease say the name
sJohn Smith
uThe entry “John Smith” appears on
the COMAND display.
“Spell entry”
Use the command “Spell entry” to open an
address book entry by spelling the name.
Speak the name as a continuous string
(five to seven characters).The system will display a list of possible
matches on the COMAND display from
which you can select the desired entry.
Sample dialog:
sSpell entry
tPlease spell the name
sS-M-I-T-H
uThe system displays a numbered
list of matching entries on the
COMAND display
tPlease select a line number
sNumber two
uThe system opens the entry associ-
ated with line number two on the
list
iYou can use the commands “Continue” or
“Back” to scroll up or down the next page. Use
the command “Correction” to exit the current
selection list and spell the name again.

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Voice Control* radio
Voice Control* radio
Radio operation
The Voice Control System gives you the ca-
pability to:

Select a station

Seek a station

Select a specific frequency

Save up to 20 stations in your station
list

Select frequency band (FM or AM)

Select weatherband

Switch to satellite radio* (USA only)

Delete station (from station list)

List the station list

Delete the station list
To operate the radio using the Voice Con-
trol System, the Voice Control System
must be activated (
page 287).Selecting radio mode
Press!.
Speak the command “Radio”.
Press!.
Speak one of the radio commands.
The system switches to the last tuned
station in the selected band.
Radio commands
For a complete list of commands
(
page 315).
“Help Radio”
Use the commands

“FM”

“AM”

“Weatherband”
to select the desired frequency band or
switch the radio to the weatherband.
Warning!G
Please devote your attention first and fore-
most to the traffic situation you are in.
Before your journey, please familiarize your-
self with the radio functions.
Only use the Voice Control System when
road and traffic conditions permit you to do
so. Otherwise you could be involved in an
accident in which you or others could be in-
jured.

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Voice Control* radio
“Sat Radio*” (USA only)
Use this command for switching on the
satellite radio*.
“Next station” or “Previous station”
The following commands are used to start
the station search and to tune in the next
station:

“Next station”

“Previous station”
Selecting frequency (FM, AM only)
You may, for example, select a frequency
in the FM band (87.9 to 107.9 Megahertz)
directly using a verbal command such as
“Ninety-five five”. The Voice Control Sys-
tem also recognizes the words “frequen-
cy”, “point” and “megahertz”. You may for
example use the command “Frequency
ninety-five point five”.Sample dialog:
sNinety-five point five
The Voice Control System tunes the radio
to frequency FM 95.5.
“Save station” (List saved stations)
Use this command to save the set station
(AM and FM only) by name in your personal
station list. After using this command, the
Voice Control System will prompt you to
repeat the name two to four times before it
is saved in the station list. When repeating
the station name, make sure that you pro-
nounce it in the same manner as during the
first input. Otherwise the name cannot be
saved and the Voice Control System can-
cels the save procedure.Sample dialog:sSave station
tPlease say the station name
sSmooth Jazz
tPlease say the station name again
sSmooth Jazz
tThe station Smooth Jazz has been
saved
“Select station” (List saved stations)
Use the command “Select station” (AM
and FM only) to select a saved station
name from your station list.
Sample dialog:
sSelect station
tPlease say the station name
sSmooth Jazz
The Voice Control System tunes to the cor-
responding frequency.
iThe Voice Control System may recognize
names even if not saved in your voice. For opti-
mum performance, however, call up only names
you have saved yourself.
iYou can freely select the station name, for
example “Favorite station”.

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Voice Control* radio
“Station Smooth Jazz” (List saved sta-
tions)
Use this command (AM and FM only) to di-
rectly select a saved station name from
your station list.
Sample dialog:
sStation Smooth Jazz
The Voice Control System tunes to the cor-
responding station.“List station list” and select station
from list
Use this command to list the entire station
list, or to select an entry from the station
list.
Sample dialog:sList station list
The Voice Control System reads out the
entire list.
To select a station:
When the system reads the desired sta-
tion:
Press !.
Canceling the dialog: PressL.
The dialog is concluded. The system
confirms “Cancel”.“Delete station” (List saved stations)
Use the command “Delete station” (AM
and FM only) to delete a station from your
personal station list.
Sample dialog:
sDelete station
tWhich station do you want to de-
lete?
sSmooth Jazz
tDo you want to delete Smooth Jazz?
sYes
tStation deleted
iIf the Voice Control System does not recog-
nize the station name you requested, please re-
fer to the section “List station list” (
page 311).
By following the dialog, you can check and deter-
mine if the name is saved in the station list.