The main categories of your voice commands are as follows:
•Navigation•Climate (if equipped)
•Audio•Jukebox
•Radio•Sirius (if activated)
•Travel link (if activated)•Display mode
•User profile•Disc
•CD•DVD
•Video CD•Line in
•Rear AUX (if equipped)•Rear DVD (if equipped)
•Phone (if equipped)•USB (if equipped)
•Voice settings•Bluetooth audio (if equipped)
•Dial (if equipped)•Confirmations
•Tutorial
To access a list of all available voice commands:
1. Press the i button (
) on the navigation system.
2. Select the ‘Help’ tab on the touchscreen.
3. Select ‘Voice commands’ at the top of the screen.
4. Select the desired category.
Voice recognition visual feedback
When Voice recognition (VR) is activated, the following icons will appear
in the status bar.
VR State VR Icon
Main Menu/Generic
VR recognition failure
VR session unsuccessful?
Listening
Listening paused
Speaking instructions
For the best voice recognition, please ensure that:
•The interior of the vehicle needs to be as quiet as possible. Wind noise
from open windows and road vibrations may prevent the system from
correctly recognizing voice commands.
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9. The listening tone will sound and the appropriate voice menu name
and the listening icon will appear in the status bar as the system waits
for your response. Speak the command clearly and loudly.
10. This sequence of events occurs until the voice recognition session is
complete.
ADJUSTING THE VOICE PROMPT VOLUME
There are three different ways you can adjust the voice volume:
•When the system is speaking, turn the volume knob to decrease or
increase the volume.
OR
1. Press the MENU hard button on
the navigation system.
2. Select the ‘Feedback Settings’
tab.
3. Press + to increase or — to
decrease the voice volume levels.
OR
1. Press
or VOICE on the steering wheel. A tone will sound followed
by the prompt, “Please say a command.” Another tone will sound
signaling the system is ready to accept your command.
2. Say “Voice volume decrease” or “Voice volume increase”.
Voice feedback / interaction
You can adjust the level of interaction and feedback you would like from
your voice recognition system. There are four different levels varying
from the most interaction/feedback to the least.
Standard Interaction Mode with Confirmation Prompts on:This
selection provides the most feedback and guidance from the system. You
will be prompted to say a command. The system will repeat your
command and ask, “Is that correct?”
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Standard mode with prompts off:This selection offers the second
highest level of feedback with the system. You will be prompted to say a
command. If the system is not certain of your command, the system will
repeat your command and ask, “Is that correct?”
Advance mode with prompts on:You will be prompted by two tones.
If the system is not certain of your command, the system may repeat
your command and ask, “Is that correct?”.
Advance mode with prompts off:This selection provides the least
interaction with the system. You will be prompted by two tones. You will
rarely be asked to confirm your command.
Standard interaction mode provides more detailed interaction and
guidance with confirmation prompts while the advanced mode has less
audible interaction and more tone prompts. Confirmation prompts are
short questions asked by the system when the system has not clearly
heard or understood your request. Tone prompts are audible sounds
signifying the system has entered a mode or is waiting for your
command.
To access these settings:
1. Press the MENU hard button on
the navigation system.
2. Select the ‘Feedback Settings’ tab
on the touchscreen to make
adjustments.
VOICE RECOGNITION TUTORIAL
Your navigation system has three different tutorials to help you become
better acquainted with the voice recognition system. There are as
follows:
•Lesson one: What you can do with speech
•Lesson two: How we’ll work together
•Lesson three: Getting accustomed to the system
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To access:
1. Press
or VOICE on the steering wheel.
A tone will sound and the system will prompt you, “Please say a
command.”
2. After the tone, say “Tutorial”. The system will begin with Lesson 1.
3. To listen to a different lesson, press
on the steering wheel and say
one of the voice commands on the screen.
Tutorial voice commands
While listening to the tutorial lessons, press
or VOICE on the
steering wheel controls and after the tone, you may say any of the
following commands:
•Lesson 1•Lesson 2
•Lesson 3•Next Lesson
•Previous Lesson•Help
Note:If you are not in tutorial mode, press
or VOICE on the
steering wheel controls. When prompted, say, “Tutorial” and then
press
or VOICE on the steering wheel controls again to say any of
the above commands.
VOICE NAME TAGS
Your voice recognition system includes a feature which allows you to
enter personal names for locations. These are called ’voice name tags’.
You can assign voice name tags to all locations entered in your Address
Book and then use them as destinations. Press
or VOICE on the
steering wheel controls and say, “Destination
CREATING A USER PROFILE
You can create user profiles in your voice recognition system to help
train the system to fine tune its listening to a specific person (voice). To
access:
1. Press the MENU hard button on the navigation system.
2. Select the ‘Feedback Settings’ tab on the touchscreen.
3. Select ‘Edit’.
4. Select ‘Create’ to create either Profile 1 or Profile 2.
5. Follow the voice prompt instructions.
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User profile voice commands (if equipped)
In order to create, edit, delete, or select a user profile through voice,
press
or VOICE on the steering wheel controls. After the second
tone, say, “User Profile”. A tone will sound and the system will say, “User
profile, please say a command” (if in ‘Standard mode’) and another tone
will sound. After the second tone, you may say any of the following
commands:
•Create user profile 1•Create user profile 2
•Delete user profile 1•Delete user profile 2
•Select user profile 1•Select user profile 2
•Edit user profile 1•Edit user profile 2
•Help
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Note:If you are not in audio mode, pressor VOICE on the steering
wheel controls. When prompted, say, “Audio” and then any of the above
commands.
AM
1. Ensure that the system is on.
2. Press the RADIO hard button on
the navigation face.
3. Select the ‘AM’ tab on the
touchscreen. Once in AM mode, you may select from ‘Show options’ and
‘Show presets’.
4. Press ‘Show Options’ to select from:
•Scan:Press for a brief sampling
of all listenable stations. Press
again to disable and remain on
the current selection.
•Scan Presets:Press for a brief
sampling of all the stations held
in the memory presets.
•Autoset Presets:The autoset
feature allows you to set strong
radio stations without losing your
original preset stations. This feature is helpful on trips when traveling
between cities with different radio stations.
To enable, select AUTOSET PRESETS and the six strongest stations
in your current area will be set as presets. To return to your original
presets, press AUTOSET PRESETS again and the feature will disable.
•Rear Zone:Press to access the functionality of the Family
Entertainment System (if equipped).
5. Press SHOW PRESETS to view the preset stations. To set or change a
preset station, press and hold any of the memory presets buttons (1–6)
or any of the soft key memory preset buttons on the screen while on the
desired station. The new station will replace the previous one recorded.
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5. Press ‘Show Presets’ to view the preset stations. To set or change a
preset station, press and hold any of the presets while on the desired
station. The new station will replace the previous one recorded.
Radio voice commands (if equipped)
While listening to the radio, press
or VOICE on the steering wheel
controls. When prompted, you may say any of the following commands:
•On•Off
•<530–1710>•<87.7–107.9>
•AM <530–1710>•FM <87.7–107.9>
•AM•FM1
•FM2•Preset <1–6>
•AM preset <1–6>•FM1 preset <1–6>
•FM2 preset <1–6>•Tune
•Help
Note:If you are not listening to the radio, press
or VOICE on the
steering wheel controls. When prompted, say, “Radio” and then press
or VOICE on the steering wheel controls again and you can say any of
the above commands.
*If you have said, “Tune”, you can then say any the following
commands:
•<530–1710>•<87.7–107.9>
•AM <530–1710>•FM <87.7–107.9>
•AM•FM1
•FM2•Preset <1–6>
•AM preset <1–6>•FM1 preset <1–6>
•FM2 preset <1–6>
SATELLITE RADIO (SAT) IF ACTIVATED
Once the Satellite Radio feature is activated, your navigation system will
have additional features.
1. Ensure that the navigation system is on.
2. Press the RADIO hard button on the navigation system.
3. Select the ‘SAT’ tab on the touchscreen to enter satellite radio mode
(if activated).
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4. Press ‘Show Options’ to select from:
Sat 123:You will be able to access
three different Satellite Radio
modes, SAT1, SAT2 and SAT3.
Scan:Press to hear a brief sampling of satellite radio channels within
the currently selected genre. Press again to stop.
Scan Presets:Press to hear a brief sampling of all preset channels.
Channel Guide:Press to display a list of satellite radio channels sorted
by genre and also to skip or lock out certain channels. Select the desired
genre and choose a channel by pressing the channel name button. You
can then choose to ‘Skip’ or ‘Lock’ a certain channel. A ‘skipped’ channel
will not be accessible using the tune knob, scan or seek functions. (To
access the skipped channel, select ‘Direct Tune’ and enter the channel
number.) A ‘locked’ channel can only be accessed by entering the
‘Channel Guide’ and then entering the PIN.
Note:The PIN can be reset by simultaneously pressing and holding
presets 1 and 5 while on the PIN entry screen. After approximately five
seconds, the system will transition to the Channel Guide screen
indicating that the PIN is reset. Once you have reset the PIN, the system
will then allow you to set a new PIN.
Direct Tune:Press to enter a specific channel using the keypad and go
directly to that channel.
Set Genre:Press to choose from a list of possible satellite radio genres.
Once a genre is chosen and you press SEEK, it will only seek within the
selected genre.
Memo:The MEMO feature allows you to save a song title and artist to
the system. When the saved song is playing on any satellite radio
channel, the system will alert you with a pop-up in the lower status bar.
You can then choose to tune to the station or to ignore the pop-up.
When you are in the MEMO screen, the following options are available:
•Refresh:Press to refresh the current artist and title information.
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