2013 NISSAN ALTIMA Owners Manual

The system allows for the sending and receiving
of text messages through the vehicle interface.
Sending a text message:1. Press the
button.
2. Say “Send Text”.
3. The system will provide a list of available commands in order to determine the recipi-
ent of the text message. Choose from the
following:
● (a name)
● Number
● Incoming Calls
● Outgoing Calls
● Missed Calls
For more information about these options,
see “Voice commands” in this section.
4. Once a recipient is chosen, the system prompts for which message to send. Five
predefined messages are available as well
as three custom messages. To choose one
of the predefined messages, speak one of
the following:
● “Driving, can’t text”
● “Call me” ●
“On my way”
● “Running late”
● “Okay”
To send one of the custom messages, say
“Custom Messages”. If more than one cus-
tom message is stored, the system will
prompt for the number of the desired cus-
tom message. For more information on set-
ting and managing custom text messages,
see “Bluetooth® settings” in this section.
Reading a received text message:1. Press the
button.
2. Say “Read Text”.
The text message, sender and delivery time are
shown on the screen. Use the tuning switch to
scroll through all text messages if more than one
are available. Press the
button to exit the
text message screen. Press the
button to
access the following options for replying to the
text message:
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●Call Back
Speak this command to call the sender of
the text message using the Bluetooth®
Hands-Free Phone System.
● Send Text
Speak this command to send a text message
response to the sender of the text message.
● Read Text
Speak this command to read the text mes-
sage again.
● Previous Text
Speak this command to move to the previ-
ous text message (if available) .
● Next Text
Speak this command to move to the next text
message (if available) .
NOTE:
Text messages are only displayed if the
vehicle speed is less than 5 mph.
BLUETOOTH SETTINGS
To access the phone settings: 1. Press the MENU button.
2. Select the “Settings” key. 3. Select the “Phone & Bluetooth” key.
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●Phone Settings
See “Phone settings” in this section for more
information.
● Connect New Device
Select to connect a new Bluetooth® device
to the Bluetooth® Hands-Free Phone Sys-
tem.
● Select Connected Device
Select to choose a Bluetooth® device from
a list of those devices connected to the
Bluetooth® Hands-Free Phone System. ●
Replace Connected Device
Select to replace a Bluetooth® device from
a list of those devices connected to the
Bluetooth® Hands-Free Phone System.
● Delete Connected Device
Select to delete a Bluetooth® device from a
list of those devices connected to the
Bluetooth® Hands-Free Phone System.
● Bluetooth
Select to toggle the Bluetooth® on and off.PHONE SETTINGS
To access the phone settings:
1. Press the MENU button.
2. Select the “Settings” key.
3. Select the “Phone & Bluetooth” key.
4. Select the “Phone Settings” key and adjust the following settings as desired:
● Sort Phonebook By:
Select “First Name” or “Last Name” to
choose how phonebook entries are alpha-
betically displayed on the screen.
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●Use Phonebook From:
Select “Handset” to use the phone’s phone-
book. Select “SIM” to use the phonebook on
the SIM card. Select “Both” to use both
sources.
● Download Phonebook Now
Select to download the phonebook to the
vehicle from the chosen source.
● Phone Notifications for
Select “Driver” to have phone notifications
shown in the vehicle information display. Se-
lect “Both” to have phone notifications
shown in both the vehicle information display
and the center display screen.
● Record Name for Phonebook Entry
Select to record a name for a phonebook
entry for use with the NISSAN Voice Recog-
nition System.
● Text Message Service
Select to toggle the text message function-
ality on or off. ●
Show Incoming Text for
Select “Driver” to have text message notifi-
cations shown in the vehicle information dis-
play. Select “Both” to have text message
notifications shown in both the vehicle infor-
mation display and the center display
screen. Select “None” to have text message
notifications not displayed.
● SMS Auto Reply Function
Select to toggle the SMS auto reply func-
tionality on or off.
● SMS Auto Reply Message
Select to choose a message that is sent
when the auto reply function is activated.
● Add Vehicle’s Signature
Select to toggle on or off the addition of the
vehicle signature to outgoing messages.
● Predefined SMS Messages
Select the predefined SMS messages that
are used by the system. The NISSAN Voice Recognition system allows
hands-free operation of the systems equipped on
this vehicle, such as the phone and navigation
systems.
To operate NISSAN Voice Recognition, press
the
button located on the steering wheel.
When prompted, speak the command for the
system you wish to activate. The command given
is picked up by the microphone and performed
when it is properly recognized. NISSAN Voice
Recognition will provide a voice response as well
as a message in the center display to inform you
of the command results.
USING THE SYSTEM
Initialization
When the ignition switch is in the ON position,
NISSAN Voice Recognition is initialized, which
takes a few seconds. When completed, the sys-
tem is ready to accept voice commands. If
the
button is pressed before the initializa-
tion completes, the system will announce: “Voice
Recognition System not ready. Please wait.”
NISSAN VOICE RECOGNITION
SYSTEM (if so equipped)
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Giving voice commands
1. Press thebutton.
2. The system announces: “Please say a com- mand.” A list of available commands is spo-
ken by the system.
3. After the tone sounds and the face icon on the display changes, speak a command.
Available commands are discussed later in
this section.
4. Voice and display feedback are provided when the command is accepted. ●
If the command is not recognized, the sys-
tem announces: “Command not recog-
nized.” Repeat the command in a clear voice.
● If you want to cancel the command or go
back to the previous menu of commands,
press the
button. The system will an-
nounce: “Voice recognition canceled” or
“Go back” depending on the current menu
level.
● Press the
button to move back
through the menus displayed on the screen.
● If you want to adjust the volume of the voice
feedback, use the volume control switches
on the steering wheel or the volume knob on
the control panel. ●
The voice command screen can also be
accessed using the control panel display:
1. Press the MENU button.
2. Select the “Voice Commands” key.
Operating tips
To get the best performance out of NISSAN
Voice Recognition, observe the following: ● Keep the interior of the vehicle as quiet as
possible. Close the windows to eliminate the
surrounding noises (traffic noises, vibration
sounds, etc.) , which may prevent the system
from recognizing the voice commands cor-
rectly.
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●Wait until a tone sounds before speaking a
command. Otherwise, the command will not
be received properly.
● Start speaking a command within 3.5 sec-
onds after the tone sounds.
● Speak in a natural voice without pausing
between words.
SYSTEM FEATURES
NISSAN Voice Recognition can activate the fol-
lowing systems:
● Bluetooth Hands-Free Phone System
● Navigation
● Audio
● Information
For additional information on the navigation sys-
tem, see the separate Navigation System Own-
er’s Manual.
How to say numbers
NISSAN Voice Recognition requires a certain
way to speak numbers in voice commands. Refer
to the following examples.
General rule: Either “zero” or “oh” can be used for
“0”.
Phone numbers
Speak phone numbers according to the following
example. For 1-800-662-6200, say dial number
and then speak the phone number in any of the
following formats: ● “one eight oh oh six six two six two oh oh”
● “one eight hundred six six two six two oh oh”
● “one eight zero zero six six two six two oh oh”
For the best voice recognition phone dialing re-
sults, say phone numbers as single digits. Also,
full numbers can only be spoken for “800”. For
example, you cannot say 555-6000 as “five five
five six thousand”.
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BLUETOOTH® HANDS-FREE
PHONE SYSTEM VOICE
COMMANDS
To access the Bluetooth® Hands-Free Phone
System voice commands:1. Press the
button.
2.
Say “Call” and then a name in the vehicle
phonebook to call that entry. Otherwise, say
“Phone” to access various phone commands.
If the Bluetooth® has been set to “Off”, the
system announces: “Bluetooth® is off. Would
you like to turn Bluetooth® on?”
If no phone is connected to the system and the
vehicle is stationary, the system announces:
“There is no phone connected. Would you like to
connect a phone now?” Say “Yes” to connect a
phone. All further Bluetooth® Hands-Free Phone
System voice commands are only available if a
phone is connected.
If a phone is connected and Bluetooth® is set to
“On”, the following voice commands are available:
● Dial Number
Allows for up to 24 digits to be dialed. After
the number is entered, say “Dial” to initiate
dialing. Say “Correction” to correct the num-
ber entered. Say “Go Back” to return to the
main menu. ●
List Phonebook
Starting with the first alphabetical entry in
the vehicle phonebook, the system prompts
for an additional command. Say “Dial” to call
the number of the phonebook entry. Say
“Send Text” to send a text message to the
number of the phonebook entry. Say “Next
Entry” to skip to the next alphabetical entry in
the vehicle phonebook, where the same op-
tions will then be available.
● Recent Calls
The system prompts for an additional com-
mand. Say “Missed Calls”, “Incoming Calls”
or “Outgoing Calls” to display a list of such
calls on the screen.
Speak the number of the entry displayed on
the screen to dial that number or say “Next
Page” to view entries on the next page (if
available) .
● Redial
Redials the last called number.
● Read Text
Reads an incoming text message. For more
information about text messaging with the
Bluetooth® Hands-Free Phone System, see
“Bluetooth® Hands-Free Phone System
with Navigation System” in this section. ●
Send Text
Sends a text message. For more information
about text messaging with the Bluetooth®
Hands-Free Phone System, see
“Bluetooth® Hands-Free Phone System
with Navigation System” in this section.
● Select Phone
The system replies “Please use manual con-
trols to continue”. Use manual controls to
change the active phone from among the
listed phones connected to the vehicle.
For more information about the Bluetooth®
Hands-Free Phone System, see “Bluetooth®
Hands-Free Phone System with Navigation Sys-
tem” in this section.
NAVIGATION SYSTEM VOICE
COMMANDS
The following voice commands are available for
the Navigation System: ● Places
● Street Address
● Address Book
● Home
● Previous Destination
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For more information about these commands,
see the separate Navigation System Owner’s
Manual.
AUDIO SYSTEM VOICE
COMMANDS
To access the audio system voice commands:1. Press the button.
2. Say “Audio”
3. Speak a command from the following avail- able commands:
● FM
Switches the audio system to the FM mode.
● AM
Switches the audio system to the AM mode.
● XM (satellite radio, if so equipped)
Switches the audio system to the SiriusXM
Satellite Radio mode.
● CD
Switches the audio system to the CD mode.
A CD must be inserted for this command to
be functional. ●
iPod®
Switches the audio system to the iPod®
mode. An iPod® must be connected for this
command to be available and functional.
The following sub-commands are available
for iPod®:
– Now Playing
– Menu
– Playlists
– Artists
– Albums
– Genres
– Songs
– Shuffle Songs*
– Composers*
– Audiobooks*
– Podcasts*
* Say “Next Page” to access these com-
mands. Say “Previous Page” to return to the
first page of commands. ●
USB
Switches the audio system to the USB
mode. A USB device must be inserted for
this command to be available and functional.
● Pandora®
Switches the audio system to the Pandora®
audio mode. A compatible Bluetooth® au-
dio device with a Pandora® application
must be connected to the system for this
command to be functional.
● Bluetooth®
Switches the audio system to the
Bluetooth® audio mode. A compatible
Bluetooth® audio device must be con-
nected to the system for this command to be
functional.
● AUX
Switches the audio system to the AUX
mode. An AUX device must be connected
for this command to be functional.
For more information about the audio system, see
“Audio system” in this section.
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