2012 INFINITI M Owners Manual

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USING THE SYSTEM
Initialization
When the ignition switch is pushed to the
ON position, INFINITI Voice Recognition is
initialized, which can take up to one
minute. When completed, the system is
ready to accept voice commands. If the
TALK
switch is pushed before the
initialization completes, the display will
show the message: “System not ready. ”or
a beep sounds.
Before starting
To get the best recognition performance
from INFINITI Voice Recognition, observe
the following:
. The interior of the vehicle should be as
quiet as possible. Close the windows to
eliminate the surrounding noises (traf-
fic noise and vibration sounds, etc.),
which may prevent the system from
correctly recognizing the voice com-
mands.
. Wait until the tone sounds before
speaking a command.
. Speak in a natural conversational voice
without pausing between words. .
If the air conditioner is set to “Auto ”,
the fan speed is automatically lowered
so that your commands can be recog-
nized more easily.
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Giving voice commands
1. Push the TALKswitch located on
the steering wheel.

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2. A list of commands appears on thescreen, and the system announces,
“Would you like to access Phone,
Navigation, Information, Audio or
Help? ”.
3. After the tone sounds and the icon on the screen changes from
to,
speak a command.
Selecting the “Practice ”key will start
the practice mode. See “Let ’s Practice ”
earlier in this section.
4. Continue to follow the voice menu prompts and speak after the tone
sounds until your desired operation is completed.
Selecting the
“Help ”key can display
the detailed information of the each
command.
Operating tips:
. Say a command after the tone.
. Commands that are available are al-
ways shown on the display and spoken
through voice menu prompts. Com-
mands other than those that are dis-
played are not accepted. Please follow
the prompts given by the system.
. If the command is not recognized, the
system announces, “Please say again ”.
Repeat the command in a clear voice.
. Push the BACK button once to return to
the previous screen.
. To exit the voice recognition system,
push and hold the TALK
switch. The
message, “Voice canceled ”will be
announced.
. To skip the voice guidance function and
give the command immediately, press
the TALK
switch to interrupt the
system. Remember to speak after the
tone.
. If you want to adjust the volume of the
system feedback, push the volume control buttons [+] or [
−]onthe
steering switch or use the audio system
volume knob while the system is
making an announcement.
How to speak numbers:
INFINITI Voice Recognition requires a cer-
tain way to speak numbers when giving
voice commands. Refer to the following
examples.
General rule
Only single digits 0 (zero) to 9 can be used.
(For example, if you would like to say 500,
“ five zero zero” can be used, but “five
hundred ”cannot.)
Examples
. 1-800-662-6200
—“ One eight zero zero six six two six
two zero zero ”
Improving Recognition of Phone numbers
You can improve the recognition of phone
numbers by saying the phone number in
three groups of numbers. For example,
when you try to call 800-662-6200, say
“ eight zero zero ”first, and the system will
then ask you for the next three digits. Then,
say “six six two ”. After recognition, the
system will then ask for the last four digits.
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Say,“six two zero zero ”. Using this method
of phone digit entry can improve recogni-
tion performance.
When speaking a house number, speak the
number “0 ” as “zero ”. If the letter “o (Oh) ”
is included in the house number, it will not
be recognized as the number “0 (zero) ”
even if you speak “oh ”instead of “zero ”.
Please speak “zero”for the number “0
(zero) ”,“oh ”for the letter “o (oh)”
Send digits using dial tone:
. Press the TALK
switch during a
phone call.
. The menu will be launched and you will
be provided with the following gui-
dance: "Please say the digits to dial".
. After guidance, say the digits of the
number you want to send. After this,
the digits that have been recognized
will be read out.
. If you press the ENTER button on the
steering wheel or on the INFINITI con-
troller, the selected digits will be sent.

Command List
Category Command:
CommandAction
Phone Operates the Phone function
Navigation Operates the Navigation function
Information Displays the vehicle Information function
Audio Operates the Audio function.
Help Displays User Guide
.Phone Command:
Command Action
Dial Number Makes a call to a spoken phone number up to 10 digits.
Vehicle Phonebook Makes a call to a contact that is stored in the Vehicle Phonebook.
Handset Phonebook Makes a call to a contact that is stored in the mobile phone.
Call history Incoming Calls Makes a call to the incoming call number.
Outgoing Calls Makes a call to the dialed number.
Missed Calls Makes a call to the Missed calls number.
International Call Makes an international call by allowing more than 10 digits to be spoken.
Change Number Corrects the recognized phone number (available during phone number entry).
.Navigation Command:
Command Action
Destination Home Sets a route to your home that is stored in the Address Book.
Address Searches for a location by the street address specified, and sets a route to the location.
Places Sets a route to a facility near the current vehicle location.
Address Book Searches for stored information in the Address Book.
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CommandAction
Previous Destinations Sets a route to a previous destination.
.Information Command:
Command Action
Fuel Economy Displays fuel economy information.
Maintenance Displays maintenance information.
Traffic Information Turns the traffic information system ON and OFF.
Where am I? Displays your current location.
.
Audio Command:
Command Action
AM Turns to the AM band, selecting the station last played.
FM Turns to the FM band, selecting the station last played.
XM Turns to the XM Satellite band, selecting the channel last played.
Music Box Turns on the“Music Box ”hard disk drive audio system.
CD Starts to play a CD.
.General Commands
Command Action
Go back Corrects the last recognition result to return to the previous screen
Exit Cancels Voice Recognition

Voice command examples
To use the INFINITI Voice Recognition
function, speaking one command is some-
times sufficient, but at other times it is
necessary to speak two or more com-
mands. As examples, some additional
basic operations by voice commands are
described here.
For navigation system commands, see the
separate Navigation System Owner’s Man-
ual.
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Example 1 - Placing a call to the phone
number 800-662-6200:
1. Push the TALK
switch located on
the steering wheel.
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2. The system announces, “Would you like
to access Phone, Navigation, Informa-
tion, Audio or Help? ”
3. Speak “Phone ”.
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4. Speak“Dial Number” .
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5. Speak“800 ”.
Selecting the “Manual Controls ”key
switches the screen to the keypad to
input the phone number manually.
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6. The system announces, “Please say the
next three digits or dial, or say change
number. ”
7. Speak “662 ”.

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8. The system announces,“Please say the
last four digits” or say change number.
9. Speak “6200 ”.
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10. The system announces, “Dial or Change
Number? ”
11. Speak “Dial ”.
12. The system makes a call to 800-662- 6200.
Note:
. You can also speak “800-662-6200 ”(10
continuous digits) or “662-6200 ”(7
continuous digits), if the area code is
not necessary. However, the 3-3-4 digit
grouping is recommended for improved
recognition. (See “How to speak num-
bers ”earlier in this section.) .
You can only say a phone number using
the 3-3-4 grouping, 7 digits, and 10
digits using this command. Please use
the “International Call ”command for
all other formats.
. If you say “Change Number” during
phone number entry, the system will
automatically request that you repeat
the number using the 3-3-4 format. In
this case please say the area code first
and then follow the prompts.
. Do not add a “1 ” in front of the area
code when speaking phone numbers.
. If the system does not recognize your
command, please try repeating the
command using a natural voice. Speak-
ing too slow or too loudly may further
decrease recognition performance.
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