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Selecting “On” next to “Expanded Voice Commands” on the “Voice Set-
tings” screen enables voice command operation of the audio/video and
air conditioning system. ( →P. 3 3 6 )
For more information on operations that can be controlled using
expanded voice commands, refer to “Command list”. ( →P. 345)
■Voice command example (t urn the audio system)
Press .
Say “Audio on”.
Expanded voice commands
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Recognizable voice commands and their actions are shown below.
●For devices that are not installed in the vehicle, the related commands
will not be displayed in the “Shortcut Menu” screen. Also, according to
conditions, other commands may not be displayed in the “Shortcut
Menu” screen.
●Voice recognition language can be changed. (→P. 326)
●Commands that have a “O” in the “Shortcut Menu” column in the fol-
lowing table can be recognized from the “Shortcut Menu” screen.
Commands that have a “—” in the Shortcut Menu column can only be
recognized from the screen that they are displayed in.
■Calling a phone ( →P. 509)
*: To use this function, say “Main menu” and then “Use the phone” while the “Short-
cut Menu” screen is being displayed.
Command list
CommandActionShortcut Menu
“Call ”
Calls made by saying a name from the
phonebook.
For example: Say “Call John Smith”,
“Call John Smith, mobile” etc.
O
“Dial ”
Calls made by saying the phone number.
For example: Say “Dial 911”, “Dial
5556667777” etc.
O
“International Call”*Calls international numbers by saying
the phone number.—
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■Playing a music
*1: Say the desired artist name or album name in the place of the “<>”.
*2: To use this function, say “Main menu” and then “Play music” while the “Short-cut menu” screen is being displayed.
CommandActionShortcut
Menu
“Play Artist ”
Plays tracks by the selected artist.
For example: Say “Play artist
”
*1O
“Play Album ”
Plays tracks from the selected album.
For example: Say “Play album
”
*1O
“Play Song ”*2
Plays the selected track.
For example: Say “Play song Summer-
time”, “Play song Concerto in A Major”
etc.
—
“Play Playlist
”
*2
Plays tracks from the selected playlist.
For example: Say “Play playlist My
Favorite Songs”, “Play Playlist Classic
Hits” etc.
—
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■Select audio mode
When expanded voice commands are turned “On”. (→P. 3 3 6 )
*: Bluetooth is a registered trademark of Bluetooth SIG, Inc.
■Air conditioning system command
When expanded voice commands are turned “On”. ( →P. 3 3 6 )
CommandActionShortcut
Menu
“Radio”Sets the audio mode to radio.O
“A M ”Selects the AM band.O
“FM”Selects the FM band.O
“Satellite radio”Selects the satellite radio mode.O
“Disc”Selects the disc audio mode.O
“Auxiliary”Selects the auxiliary audio mode.O
“Bluetooth* audio”Selects the Bluetooth® audio mode.O
“iPod”Selects the iPod audio mode.O
“USB audio”Selects the USB audio mode.O
“A u d i o o n ”Turns the audio system on.O
“Audio off”Turns the audio system off.O
CommandActionShortcut Menu
“Automatic climate
control”Turns air conditioning system on and off.O
“Warmer”Turns temperature up.O
“Cooler”Turns temperature down.O
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■Voice command system
●Commands that are not displayed in the “Shortcut Menu” screen can be operated
from the “Main Menu” screen.
●If the system does not respond or the confirmation screen does not disappear,
press and try again.
●Voice guidance can be canceled by setting voice prompts to off. Use this setting
when it is desirable to say a command immediately after pressing and hearing
a beep.
■If a voice command cannot be recognized
●If a voice command cannot be recognized within 6 seconds, voice guidance will
say “Pardon?” (“Command not recognized.” will be displayed on the screen) and
voice command reception will restart.
●If a voice command cannot be recognized 2 consecutive times, the voice com-
mand guidance system will say “Paused. To restart voice recognition, push the talk
switch. To cancel voice recognition, push and hold the talk switch.” Then voice rec-
ognition will be suspended.
■When selecting “Voice Prompts”
●The voice recognition prompt can be set to on or off. This setting can also be
changed on the “Voice Settings” screen. (→P. 3 3 6 )
●Voice recognition will be temporarily suspended. Press again.
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■When using the microphone
●It is unnecessary to speak directly into the microphone when giving a command.
●Wait for the confirmation beep before speaking a command.
●Voice commands may not be recognized if:
• Spoken too quickly.
• Spoken at a low or high volume.
• The roof or windows are open.
• Passengers are talking while voice commands are spoken.
• The air conditioning speed is set high.
• The air conditioning vents are turned towards the microphone.
●In the following conditions, the system may not recognize the command properly
and using voice commands may not be possible:
• The command is incorrect or unclear. Note that certain words, accents orspeech patterns may be difficult for the system to recognize.
• There is excessive background noise, such as wind noise.
■When searching for a track
●A USB memory or iPod must be connected to enable track searching and play-
back. ( →P. 4 6 5 , 4 7 5 )
●When a USB memory or iPod is connected, recognition data is created so tracks
can be searched using voice commands.
●Recognition data is updated under the following conditions:
• When the USB memory or iPod data has changed.
• When the voice recognition language is changed. ( →P. 3 2 6 )
●While the recognition data is being created or being updated, a track search can-
not be performed using a voice command.
●While “Play Music” is displayed in the “Shortcut Menu” screen, say “Play Music” to
display the music screen from which searching for a track using a voice command
can be performed.
●When “Play Music” is dimmed in the “Shortcut Menu” screen, it is not possible to
search for a track using a voice command. In this situation, reduce the amount of
music data in the USB memory or iPod and update the recognition data to enable
searching by voice command.
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■Natural speech information
●The “Use the Phone” and “Play Music” commands displayed on the “Shortcut
Menu” screen can be operated using natural language speech recognition tech-
nology.
●If the command cannot be recognized completely, the command input screen will
be displayed. (Search results will be shown based on the part of the command that
was recognized.)
■When turning the audio system or air conditioning system on
●Commands relating to operation of the audio/video and air conditioning systems
can only be performed when the audio/video and air conditioning systems are
turned on.
●Expanded voice commands can be recognized when the “Shortcut Menu” screen
is displayed.
■The Gracenote® media database
Music recognition technology and related data are provided by Gracenote
®.
Gracenote is the industry standard in music recognition technology and related
content delivery. For more information visit www.gracenote.com
.
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Mobile Assistant
Press and hold the off hook
switch until you hear the beeps
that indicate the system is lis-
tening.
The Mobile Assistant can be
used only when the neighbor-
ing screen is displayed.
To cancel the Mobile Assistant,
select “Cancel”, or press and hold
the off hook switch.
To restart the Mobile Assistant for
additional commands, press the off
hook switch. Mobile Assistant can
only be restarted after the system
responds to a voice command.
After some phone and music com-
mands, the Mobile Assistant fea-
ture will automatically end to
complete the requested action.
The Mobile Assistant feature on this system allows the activation of
Apple’s Siri
® Eyes Free mode via the steer ing wheel switches. To oper-
ate the Mobile Assistant, a compat ible cellular phone must be regis-
tered and connected to this system via Bluetooth
®. ( → P. 504)
For details of the navigation system , refer to the “Navigation System
Owner’s Manual”.
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