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Voice Recognition.
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Let’s Practice
This mode helps learn how to use the
INFINITI Voice Recognition system.
1. Select the“Let’s Practice” key.
2. After the message screen appears, push the TALK
switch on the
steering wheel.
3. Speak the displayed number after the tone. The evaluation screen will be
displayed and the result can be con-
firmed.
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Useful tips for correct operation
You can display useful speaking tips to
help the system recognize your voice
commands correctly.
Select “Help on Speaking” to start display.
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USING THE SYSTEM
Initialization
When the ignition switch is pushed to the
ON position, INFINITI Voice Recognition is
initialized, which may 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.
2. A list of commands appears on the screen, and the system announces.
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”
(P.4-112).
4. Continue to follow the voice menu prompts and speak after the tone
sounds until your desired operation is
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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. 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.
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.
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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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INFINITI VOICE RECOGNITION AL-
TERNATE COMMAND MODE
The following section is applicable when
Alternate Command Mode is activated.
When Alternate Command Mode is acti-
vated, an expanded list of commands can
be used after pressing the TALK
switch. In this mode, available commands
are not fully shown on the display or
prompted. Review the expanded command
list when this mode is active. See exam-
ples of Alternate Command Mode screens.
Please note that in this mode the recogni-
tion success rate may be affected as the
number of available commands and ways
of speaking each command are increased.
To improve the recognition success rate,
try using the Speaker Adaptation Function
available in that mode. (See“Speaker
adaptation function (for Alternate Com-
mand Mode)” (P.4-131).) Otherwise it is
recommended that Alternate Command
Mode be turned OFF and Standard Mode
be used for the best recognition perfor-
mance.
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Activating Alternate Command
Mode
When the Standard Mode is active, perform
the following steps to switch to the
Alternate Command Mode.
1. Push the SETTING button on the instru- ment panel.
2. Highlight the “Others”key.
3. Highlight the “Voice Recognition” key.
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4. Highlight the“Alternate Command
Mode” key.
5. The confirmation message is displayed on the screen. Push the “OK”key to
activate the Alternate Command Mode.
Displaying command list
If you are controlling the system by voice
commands for the first time or do not know
the appropriate voice command, perform
the following procedure for displaying the
voice command list (available only in
Alternate Command Mode).
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1. Push the INFO button on the instrumentpanel.
2. Select the “Others”key.
3. Select the “Voice Recognition” key.
4. Select the “Command List” key.
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5. Select a category from the list.
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6. Select an item.
7. If necessary, scroll the screen using the
INFINITI controller to view the entire list.
8. Press the BACK button to return to the previous screen.
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Displaying user guide
You can confirm how to use voice com-
mands by accessing a simplified User
Guide, which contains basic instructions
and tutorials for several voice commands.
1. Push the INFO button on the instrumentpanel.
2. Select the “Others” key using the
INFINITI controller and push the ENTER
button.
3. Highlight the “Voice Recognition” key
using the INFINITI controller and push
the ENTER button. 4. Highlight the
“User Guide”key using
the INFINITI controller and push the
ENTER button.
5. Highlight an item using the INFINITI controller and push the ENTER button.
Available items:
. Getting Started
Describe the basics of how to operate
the INFINITI Voice Recognition system.
. Let’s Practice
Mode that allows practicing by follow-
ing the instructions of the system voice.
. Using the Address Book
Refer to Navigation System Owner’s
Manual.
. Finding a Street Address (if so
equipped)
Refer to Navigation System Owner’s
Manual.
. Placing Calls
Tutorial for making a phone call by
voice command operation.
. Help on Speaking
Displays useful tips for how to correctly
speak commands in order for them to
be properly recognized by the system. .
Voice Recognition Settings
Describes the available voice recogni-
tion settings.
. Adapting the System to Your Voice
Tutorial adapting the system to your
voice.
USING THE SYSTEM
Initialization
When the ignition switch is pushed to the
ON position, INFINITI Voice Recognition is
initialized, which may 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 performance from INFINITI
Voice Recognition, observe the following.
. Keep the interior of the vehicle as quiet
as possible. Close the windows to
eliminate the surrounding noises (traf-
fic noises, vibration sounds, etc.),
which may prevent the system from
recognizing the voice commands cor-
rectly.
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Phone numbers
Speak phone numbers according to the
following examples:
.1-800-662-6200
—“ Dial one eight zero zero six six two
six two zero zero.”
Note 1: For the best voice recognition
phone dialing results, say phone numbers
as single digits.
Note 2: You cannot say 555-6000 as “five
five five six thousands” .
Note 3: 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.
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Speaker adaptation function (for
Alternate Command Mode)
The voice recognition system has a func-
tion to learn the user’s voice for better
voice recognition performance. The system
can memorize the voices of up to three
persons.
Having the system learn the user’s voice:
1. Push the SETTING button on the instru-
ment panel and select the “Others”
key.
2. Select the “Voice Recognition” key.
3. Select the “Speaker Adaptation” key.
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