2015 Lexus CT200h Navigation Manual (in English)

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1. VOICE COMMAND SYSTEM OPERATION
1. VOICE COMMAND SYSTEM
Talk switch
zPress the talk switch to start the voice com-
mand system.
z To cancel voice recognition, press and hold
the talk switch. z
It is unnecessary to speak directly into the
microphone when giving a command.
The voice command system enables the
navigation, audio/visual, hands-free and
air conditioning systems to be operated
using voice commands.
Refer to the command list for samples of
voice commands. ( →P.274)
USING THE VOICE
COMMAND SYSTEM
STEERING SWITCH
MICROPHONE
INFORMATION
●
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 com- mands 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 prop-
erly and using voice commands may not
be possible:
• The command is incorrect or unclear.Note that certain words, accents or
speech patterns may be difficult for the
system to recognize.
• There is excessive background noise, such as wind noise.

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1Press the talk switch.
2Say the tab selection command or se-
lect the desired tab.
zCommands related with each function are
displayed on the screen of the each func-
tion tab. Some commonly used commands
are displayed on the screen of the shortcut
tab. Say “More Hints” to display more com-
monly used commands.
3Say the desired command.
z Registered POIs, registered names in the
contacts list etc., can be said in the place of
the “<>” next to the commands. ( →P. 2 74 )
For example: Say “Find nearby dining” ,
“Call John Smith” etc.
z If a desired outcome is not shown, or if no
selections are available, perform one of the
following to return to the previous screen:
•Say “Go back” .
•Select “Go Back” .
z To cancel voice recognition, select
, or press and hold the talk switch.
VOICE COMMAND SYSTEM
OPERATION
The voice command system is operated
by speaking commands corresponding
to each function. Also you can confirm
the each command by selecting a tab.
The tabs are found on the upper part of
the screen.
All commands that are not displayed on
the screen can be recognized on any
screens.
zVoice guidance for the voice command
system can be skipped by pressing the
talk switch.
zSaying “Help” prompts voice guidance to
offer examples of commands and opera-
tion methods.

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■DISPLAYING THE “Voice Settings”
SCREENS
zSelecting can be displayed the
“Voice Settings” screen. ( →P. 7 2 )
INFORMATION
●
If the navigation system does not respond
or the confirmation screen does not dis-
appear, press the talk switch and try
again.
●If a voice command cannot be recog-
nized, voice guidance will say “Pardon?”
(“Command not recognized.” will be dis-
played on the screen) and voice com-
mand reception will restart.
●If a voice command cannot be recog-
nized 2 consecutive times, the voice
command guidance system will say
“Paused. To restart voice recognition,
please push the talk switch. To cancel
voice recognition, please push and hold
the talk switch.” Then voice recognition
will be suspended.
●“Voice Recognition Prompts” can be set
to on or off on the “Voice Settings”
screen. ( →P. 7 3 )
●Voice guidance can be canceled by set-
ting voice prompts to off. Use this setting
when it is desirable to say a command
immediately after pressing the talk switch
and hearing a beep.

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1Press the talk switch.
2Say “Launch ” .
zLEXUS App Suite application screen is dis-
played.
1Press the talk switch.
2Say “Enter an address” .
3Say “ name, State>” continuously.
zA confirmation screen will be displayed
showing the recognition results. If multiple
matching items are found, a selection
screen will be displayed. Say “” or
select the number.
z Some areas cannot be recognized by the
voice recognition system.
VOICE COMMAND
EXAMPLE: LAUNCH LEXUS
App Suite APPLICATIONVOICE COMMAND
EXAMPLE: PERFORMING A
DESTINATION SEARCH BY
ADDRESS (ENGLISH ONLY)
zFor information regarding the state/
province setting to perform a destination
search by address: →P.1 0 8

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4Say “Go directly” .
zAfter this, follow the voice guidance and
search for a destination route by voice
command operation.
INFORMATION
●
The voice command recognition is
designed to recognize the main body of
the official street name.
For example: if the official street name is
“East Main Street”, the voice command
recognition will recognize “Main”.
●Say the desired number, cardinal direc-
tion etc. in the place of the “<>”.
For example: Say “West 555”.
●Inputting the house number can be
skipped.
●Even if the state set using voice recogni-
tion is different from the set state in the
“Address” screen (which was set when a
destination was set manually), the set
state in the “Addre ss” screen will not
change. ( →P.110)
●The house number voice recognition
conditions are outlined below:
• Numerals: 10 digits or less
• Numerals and cardinal direction or a
hyphen and numerals: A total of 9 dig-
its or less (Do not say “and”.)
• Cardinal direction or a hyphen and numerals: A total of 9 digits or less
(Do not say “and”.)
• Numerals are recognized as single digits only.
• The cardinal direction and hyphens are only recognized once.
• The following cardinal directions can be recognized: North, East, West and
South.

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1Press the talk switch.
2Say “Play song ” .
zA confirmation screen will be displayed
showing the recognition results. If multiple
matching items are found, a selection
screen will be displayed. Say “” or
select the number.
z The system starts pl aying music and the
song lists are displayed.
VOICE COMMAND
EXAMPLE: SEARCH FOR A
SONGINFORMATION
●
The Gracenote database is only compati-
ble with the USB or iPod mode.
●The list screens can be operated by
selecting using the Remote Touch as well
as by recognizing the voice commands.
●A USB memory or iPod must be con-
nected to enable track searching and
playback. ( →P.214, 219)
●When a USB memory or iPod is con-
nected, recognition data is created so
tracks can be searched using voice com-
mands.
●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. 6 4 )
●While the recognition data is being cre-
ated or being updated, a track search
cannot be performed using a voice com-
mand.
●When the “Music” tab is disappeared on
the shortcut menu screen, it is not possi-
ble to search for a track using a voice
command.

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1Press the talk switch.
2Say “Call ” .
zA confirmation screen will be displayed
showing the recognition results. If multiple
matching items are found, a selection
screen will be displayed. Say “” or
select the number.
VOICE COMMAND
EXAMPLE: CALL NAMEINFORMATION
●
In the same manner as it is displayed on
the screen, “Call types>”, after saying “Call a contact” say
the name, or the name and type of phone,
of a contact.
For example: “Call a contact” , “J o h n
Smith” or “Call a contact” , “Mary Davis” ,
“Mobile”
●There are 4 types of phones: Home,
Mobile, Office and Other.
●Short or abbreviated names in the con-
tacts list may not be recognized. Change
names in the contacts list to full names.
●Sometimes a voice recognition result
confirmation screen will be displayed.
After confirming the result, say “Yes” or
“No” .
●When the system recognizes multiple
names from the contacts list, a name can-
didate list will be displayed on the screen.
If the desired name is not displayed on the
top of the screen, say or select the num-
ber of the name from the candidate list to
select a name from the candidate list.
●When a contact has multiple phone num-
bers registered in the contacts list, a can-
didate list will be displayed. If the desired
phone number is not displayed on the top
of the screen, say or select the number of
the desired phone number from the can-
didate list to select a phone number from
the candidate list.

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1Press the talk switch.
2Say the phone number.
zIn the same manner as it is displayed on the
screen, “Dial ”, after saying “Dial
a number” say the phone number.
z Say the phone number one digit at a time.
For example, if the phone number is
2345678:
Say “two three four five six seven eight”
3When the confirmation screen appears,
say “Yes” or select “Yes” or press the
switch on the steering wheel.
X Calling to other phone numbers
3Say “Call” or press the switch on the
steering wheel.
VOICE COMMAND
EXAMPLE: DIAL NUMBER
z When the system recognizes multiple
phone numbers, a phone number candi-
date list will be displayed on the screen.
Pressing the
switch on the steering
wheel makes a call to the top entry on the
list. If the desired phone number is not
displayed on the top of the screen, say
the number of the desired phone number
from the candidate list to select a phone
number from the candidate list.
EXPANDED VOICE
COMMANDS
Selecting “On” next to “Expanded
Voice Commands” on the “Voice
Settings” screen enables expanded
voice commands operation. ( →P.72)
Expanded voice commands are dis-
played on the screen of the “Other” tab.
Expanded voice commands are listed in
the table ( →P.274)
INFORMATION
●
The “Other” tab is not displayed when
“Expanded Voice Commands” is “Off”.