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Main Menu
“Call” or “Call International”
“Phone Book”
“Memo Pad”
“Setup”
When you press and release thebutton on
the steering wheel, you can choose from the
commands on the Main Menu. The following
pages describe these commands and the com-
mands in each sub-menu.
Remember to wait for the tone before
speaking.
You can say “Help” to hear the list of commands
currently available any time the system is waiting
for a response.
If you want to end an action without completing it,
you can say “Cancel” or “Quit” at any time the
system is waiting for a response. The system will
end the VR session. Whenever the VR session is
cancelled, a double beep is played to indicate
you have exited the system.If you want to go back to the previous command,
you can say “Go back” or “Correction” any time
the system is waiting for a response.
When you get used to the menus in the system,
you can talk ahead by saying more than one
command at a time. For example, say, “Call five
five five one two one two” or “Memo pad record.”
Also, when you get used to the system re-
sponses, you can skip ahead to the tone by
pressing the
button on the steering wheel.
However, if you press the
button when the
system is waiting for a response from you it will
end the VR session.
“Call”
Main Menu
“Call” or “Call International”
Name (speak name)
A
Number (speak digits)B
“Redial”C
“Call Back”D
Name (speak name)A
If you have stored entries in the Phone Book, you
can dial a number associated with a name and
location.See “Phone book” later in this section to learn
how to store entries.
When prompted by the system, say the name of
the phone book entry you wish to call. The system
acknowledges the name.
If there are multiple locations associated with the
name, the system asks you to choose the loca-
tion.
Once you have confirmed the name and location,
the system begins the call.
Number (speak digits)
B
When prompted by the system, say the number
you wish to call. Refer to “How to say numbers”
and “Making a call by entering a phone number”
earlier in this section for more details.
“Redial”
C
Use the Redial command to call the last number
that was dialed within the vehicle.
NOTE:
The system will not redial the last number
dialed by the handset keypad.
The system acknowledges the command, re-
peats the number and begins dialing.
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button on the steering
wheel to mute the receiving voice and enter com-
mands.
●“Help” — The system announces the avail-
able commands.
●“Go back/Correction” — The system an-
nounces “Go back,” ends the VR session
and returns to the call.●“Cancel/Quit” — The system announces
“Cancel,” ends the VR session and returns
to the call.
●“Send/Enter/Call/Dial” — Use the Send
command to enter numbers, “*” or “#” during
a call. For example, if you were directed to
dial an extension by an automated system:
Say: “Send one two three four.”
The system acknowledges the command
and sends the tones associated with the
numbers. The system then ends the VR ses-
sion and returns to the call. Say “star” for “*”,
Say “pound” for “#”.
●“Transfer call” — Use the Transfer Call com-
mand to transfer the call from the Bluetooth
Hands-Free Phone System to the cellular
phone when privacy is desired.
The system announces, “Transfer call. Call
transferred to privacy mode.” The system
then ends the VR session.
You can also issue the Transfer Call com-
mand again to return to a hands-free call
through the vehicle.
●“Mute” — Use the Mute command to mute
your voice so the other party cannot hear it.
Use the mute command again to unmute
your voice.NOTE:
If a call is ended or the cellular phone
network connection is lost while the Mute
feature is on, the Mute feature will be reset
to “off” for the next call so the other party
can hear your voice.
“Phone book”
NOTE:
Phone book commands are not available
when the vehicle is moving.
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button on the steering
wheel. The system ends the VR session.
“Memo pad”
Main Menu
“Memo Pad”
“Record”
A
“Play”B
“Delete”C
The Memo Pad records a maximum of 6 voice
memos, each up to 20 seconds long.“Record”
A
The system announces “Recording” and a tone
sounds, signaling you to begin.
Speak the information you wish to record clearly.
When you are done, press the
orbutton on the steering wheel.
A tone sounds and the system announces
“Memo recorded.” Another tone sounds to end
the VR session.
If the memo pad is full, the system asks if you wish
to record over the oldest memo.
“Play”
B
The system plays back all the memos in the order
of newest to oldest. The system ends the VR
session.
If there are no memos recorded, the system an-
nounces “No messages to play.” The system
ends the VR session.
“Delete”
C
The Delete command erases all memos. The
system asks you to confirm this action before
deleting all memos.
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Main Menu
“Setup”
“Pair Phone”
A
“List Phone”B
“Select Phone”C
“Change Priority”D
“Delete Phone”E
“Select Ringtone”F
“Bluetooth Off”G
Use the Setup command to change options as-
sociated with the BluetoothHands-Free Phone
System.
“Pair phone”
A
Use the Pair Phone command to pair a compat-
ible phone to the BluetoothHands-Free Phone
System.
NOTE:
The pairing procedure must be performed
when the vehicle is stationary. If the vehicle
starts moving during the procedure, the
procedure will be cancelled. Also, see
“Pairing procedure” earlier in this section
for additional information.Up to 5 phones can be paired. If you try to pair a
sixth phone, the system announces that you must
first delete one phone or replace an existing
phone.
If you try to pair a phone that has already been
paired to your vehicle’s system, the system an-
nounces the name the phone is already using.
The pairing procedure will then be cancelled.
When prompted by the system, choose from the
following commands:
●“New phone” — Refer to “Pairing a phone”
earlier in this section.
●“Replace phone” — The system announces
the names of the phones already paired and
asks which you would like to replace.
Once you say the name of the phone you
wish to replace, the pairing procedure will
begin. Refer to “Pairing procedure” earlier in
this section.
●“List phone” – See the description below.
“List phone”
B
Use the List Phone command to hear the names
of the phones currently paired. If no phones are
paired, the system announces, “No paired
phones to list.” The system then ends the VR
session.“Select phone”
C
Use the Select Phone command to select a
phone of lesser priority when two or more phones
paired with BluetoothHands-Free Phone Sys-
tem are in the vehicle at the same time.
The system asks you to name the phone and
confirm the selection.
Once the selection is confirmed, the selected
phone remains active until the ignition switch is
turned OFF or you select a new phone.
“Change priority”
D
Use the Change Priority command to change the
priority level of the active phone.
The priority level determines which phone is ac-
tive when more than one paired Bluetooth
phone is in the vehicle.
The system states the priority level of the active
phone and asks for a new priority level (1, 2, 3, 4,
5) .
If the new priority level is already being used for
another phone, the two phones will swap priority
levels.
For example, if the current priority levels are:
Priority Level 1 = Phone A
Priority Level 2 = Phone B
Priority Level 3 = Phone C
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button for more
than 5 seconds.
4. The system announces: “Press the
PHONE/SEND (
) button for the
hands-free phone system to enter the
speaker adaptation mode or press the
PHONE/END (
) button to select a dif-
ferent language.”
5. Press the
button.
For information on selecting a different lan-
guage, see “Choosing a language” earlier in
this section.
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button.
8. The SA mode will be explained. Follow the
instructions provided by the system.
9. When training is finished, the system will tell
you an adequate number of phrases have
been recorded.
10. The system will ask you to say your name.
Follow the instructions to register your
name.
11. The system will announce that speaker ad-
aptation has been completed and the sys-
tem is ready.
The SA mode will stop if:
●The
button is pressed for more than 5
seconds in SA mode.
●The vehicle begins moving during SA mode.
●The ignition switch is turned to the OFF or
LOCK position.
Training phrases
During the SA mode, the system instructs the
trainer to say the following phrases. (The system
will prompt you for each phrase.)
●phone book new entry
●dial three oh four two nine
●delete call back number
●setup pair phone
●memo pad play
●eight pause nine three two pause seven
●delete all entries
●call seven two four zero nine
●phone book delete entry
●memo pad record
●dial star two one seven oh
●Ye s
●No
●select ring tone
●dial eight five six nine two
●Bluetooth on
●setup change priority
●call three one nine oh two●nine seven pause pause three oh eight
●Cancel
●call back number
●call star two zero nine five
●delete phone
●dial eight three zero five one
●Home
●four three pause two nine pause zero
●delete redial number
●phone book list names
●call eight oh five four one
●Correction
●setup change ring tone
●dial seven four oh one eight
●setup main menu
●Delete
●dial nine seven two six six
●memo pad delete
●call seven six three oh one
●go back
●call five six two eight zero
●dial six six four three seven
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Symptom Solution
System fails to interpret the command correctly.1. Ensure that the command is valid. See “List of voice commands” earlier in this section.
2. Ensure that the command is spoken after the tone.
3. Speak clearly without pausing between words and at a level appropriate to the ambient noise level in the vehicle.
4. Ensure that the ambient noise level is not excessive (for example, windows open or defroster on) . NOTE: If it is too
noisy to use the phone, it is likely that the voice commands will not be recognized.
5. If more than one command was said at a time, try saying the commands separately.
6. If the system consistently fails to recognize commands, the voice training procedure should be carried out to im-
prove the recognition response for the speaker. See “Speaker adaptation (SA) mode” earlier in this section.
The system consistently selects the wrong entry from the
phone book.1. Ensure that the phone book entry name requested matches what was originally stored. This can be confirmed by
using the “List Names” command. See “Phone book” earlier in this section.
2. Replace one of the names being confused with a new name.
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