2016 SUBARU WRX Owners Manual

Audio/What to do if...
In other situations Symptom Likely cause Solution Page
Cellular
phone This
system
Even though all conceivable mea-
sures have been taken, the symptom
status does not change. The cellular phone is not close enough
to this system. Bring the cellular phone closer to this system. ——
The cellular phone is the most likely
cause of the symptom. Turn the cellular phone off, remove and
reinstall the battery pack, and then restart the
cellular phone. * —
Enable the cellular phone ’ s Bluetooth con-
nection. * —
Stop the cellular phone ’ s security software
and close all applications. * —
Before using an application installed on the
cellular phone, carefully check its source and
how its operation might affect this system. * —
*: For details, refer to the owner ’ s manual that came with the cellular phone.5-106

Voice command system op-
eration & Voice command system The voice command system enables the
audio, hands-free systems, etc. to be
operated using voice commands.
Refer to the “ Command list ” F 5-110 for
samples of voice commands.
! Using the voice command system
! Steering switch
& 1
Talk switch
. Press the talk switch to start the voice
command system.
. To cancel voice recognition, press and
hold the talk switch. ! Microphone
Type A
Type B
. It is unnecessary to speak directly into
the microphone when giving a command. NOTE . Wait for the confirmation beep be-
fore speaking a command.
. Voice commands may not be recog-
nized 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 sys-
tem 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 or speech patterns may be
difficult for the system to recognize.
– There is excessive background
noise, such as wind noise. Audio/Voice command system operation
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Audio/Voice command system operation
! Voice command system operation
1. Press the talk switch.
. After the voice command top screen
has been displayed, speech guidance
will commence.
NOTE When the voice command mode is
audio mode, voice guidance for the
voice command system can be skipped
by pressing the talk switch. 2. Say the command.
. Say “ Help ” or “ Phone ” .
. Say “ Audio ” .
. Commands related with each func-
tion are displayed on the screen of the
each function tab. Some commonly used commands are displayed on the
screen of the main tab. Even if any tab
is selected, all commands can be
operated.
. Saying
Help (Help) prompts gui-
dance to offer examples of commands
and operation methods.
. To cancel voice recognition, select
“ 6 ” , or press and hold the talk switch.
NOTE If the system does not respond or the
confirmation screen does not disap-
pear, press the talk switch and try
again.
! Voice command example: Call
name
1. Press the talk switch.
2. Say
“ Call ” .
. A confirmation screen will be dis-
played showing the recognition re-
sults. If multiple matching items are
found, a selection screen will be
displayed. Say
“ ” or select
the number.
NOTE
. In the same manner as it is dis-
played on the screen, “ Call tacts> ” (Call ), after saying5-108

“
Call a contact ” say the name of a
contact. For example:
“ Call a contact ” ,
“
John Smith ” or“ Call a contact ” ,
“
Mary Davis ”
. Short or abbreviated names in the
contacts list may not be recognized.
Change names in the contacts list to
full names.
. Sometimes a voice recognition re-
sult confirmation screen will be dis-
played. After confirming the result, say
“ Ye s ” or“ No ” .
. When the system recognizes multi-
ple names from the contacts list, a
name candidate list will be displayed
on the screen. If the desired name is
not displayed on the top of the screen,
say or select the number of the name
from the candidate list (number 1,
number 2, etc.) to select a name from
the candidate list.
. When a contact has multiple phone
numbers registered in the contacts list,
a candidate 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 candidate list (num-
ber 1, number 2, etc.) to select a phone
number from the candidate list. ! Voice command example: Dial
number
1. Press the talk switch.
2. Say the phone number.
. In the same manner as it is dis-
played on the screen, “ Dial ”
(Dial ), after saying
“ Dial a
number ”
say the phone number.
. 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 ”
Do not say“ twenty three forty five
sixty seven eight ”
Calling to the following phone numbers
– 3 digit numbers (911, 411, 611)
– 7 digit numbers (Local phone num-
bers)
– 10 digit numbers (Area code +
Local phone number)
– 11 digit phone numbers (1 + Area
code + Local phone number)
. As the system cannot recognize
additional numbers, say the complete
number without stopping. Calling to other phone numbers
3. Say
“ Call ” or press the switch on
the steering wheel.
. When the system recognizes multi-
ple phone numbers, a phone number
candidate 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 candi-
date list to select a phone number from
the candidate list.
! Casual speech recognition
Due to natural language speech recogni-
tion technology, this system enables re-
cognition of a command when spoken
naturally. However, the system cannot
recognize every variation of each com-
mand. In some situations, it is possible to
omit the command for the procedure and
directly state the desired operation. Not all
voice commands are displayed in the
function menu. Audio/Voice command system operation
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Audio/Command list
NOTE 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.)
! Expression examples for each
function Command Expression examples
“ Dial ber> ”Phone ber>. Command list Recognizable voice commands and their
actions are shown below.
. Frequently used commands are listed
in the following tables.
. For devices that are not installed in the
vehicle, the related commands will not be
displayed in the screen. Also, according to
conditions, other commands may not be
displayed in the screen.
. The functions available may vary ac-
cording to the system installed.
. Voice recognition language can be
changed. Refer to “ Other settings ” F 5-10.
NOTE . The notations used in the com-
mands are as follows.
– [
]: Commands that need not
to be spoken
– <
>: Numbers, titles, or
names to be spoken Basic command Voice
command Phrase Function
System back Back Go back one
hierarchy or
cancel the
voice recogni-
tion (voice
command top
screen)
System help Help Ask for help
with the cur-
rent task
System can-
cel (Close) Cancel, Close Cancel the
current task
Ye s Ye s
No No
Display OFF Display OFF Turns the dis-
play off
Audio ON Audio ON Turns the
audio system
on
Audio OFF Audio OFF Turns the
audio system
off
STARLINK
mode change STARLINK Switch to
APPS mode5-110

Commands for changing the radio mode Voice
command Phrase Function
AM mode
change Change to
AM Switch to AM
mode
Change to
AM1 Switch to AM
mode band 1
Change to
AM2 Switch to AM
mode band 2
FM mode
change Change to
FM Switch to FM
mode
Change to
FM1 Switch to FM
mode band 1
Change to
FM2 Switch to FM
mode band 2
Change to
FM3 Switch to FM
mode band 3
XM radio
mode change Change to
SiriusXM Switch to XM
mode
Bluetooth
Audio mode
change Change to BT
Audio Switch to
Bluetooth
Audio mode
CD mode
change Change to
CD Switch to CD
mode
USB mode
change Change to
USB Switch to
USB mode
iPod mode
change Change to
iPod Switch to iPod
mode
Aha radio
mode change Change to
Aha Switch to Aha
radio mode Voice
command Phrase Function
Pandora
mode change Change to
Pandora Switch to
Pandora
mode
AUX mode
change Change to
AUX Switch to
AUX mode
Commands for Hands Free Voice
command Phrase Function
Dial number
calling Dial Number
? <0-9, +, *,
#> ? Change
number, Dial Places a call
to the said
phone num-
berDial <0-9, +,
*, #> ?
Change num-
ber, Dial
Contacts
(Phonebook) Contacts,
Phonebook
?
? <1-5> ?
Dial Make a call
by using the
phonebook
Call Call
? <1-5> ?
Dial Voice
command Phrase Function
Recent calls Call History
? Incoming
call, Outgoing
call ? Next
(page), Pre-
vious (page)
? <1-5> ?
Dial Make a call
by using the
call history
Incoming
calls Incoming
Calls Display the
call history
screen
Outgoing
calls Outgoing
Calls Display the
call history
screen
Redial Redial Places a call
to the phone
number of the
latest out-
going call
Callback Callback Places a call
to the phone
number of the
latest incom-
ing call
Select phone Select Phone
? <1-5> Display the
phone select
screen
Show phone
menu Phone Menu Display the
hands free
top screenAudio/Command list
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Audio/Command list
Commands for Pandora Voice
command Phrase Function
Like Like Mark “ Like ”
flag
Dislike Dislike Mark “ Dislike ”
flag
Skip Skip, Next Skip to the
next song
Commands for aha Voice
command Phrase Function
Thumbs up Thumbs Up,
Heart, Like Mark “ Like ”
flag
Thumbs
down Thumbs
Down, Ban,
Dislike Mark “ Dislike ”
flag
Update Refresh Refresh the
selected sta-
tion to get the
latest infor-
mation
Content up Content Up Playback next
Content
Content down Content
Down Playback pre-
vious Content Commands for AM/FM control Voice
command Phrase Function
Seek up Seek Up Tunes in the
higher fre-
quency direc-
tion
Seek down Seek Down Tunes in the
lower fre-
quency direc-
tion
Scan Scan Switch to the
scan mode
Direct fre-
quency tuning Tune to quency> Designate the
frequency to
switch to a
specific radio
station
Preset num-
ber tuning Preset set number> Designate the
preset chan-
nel to switch
to specific
radio station
Ta g Ta g iTunes Tag-
ging for HD
Radio Commands for SiriusXM radio control Voice
command Phrase Function
Preset num-
ber tuning Preset set number> Designate the
preset chan-
nel to switch
to specific
radio station
Scan Scan Switch to the
scan mode
Channel
number tun-
ing Channel
number> Designate the
channel to
switch to spe-
cific radio sta-
tion
Category Category Displays the
category list
screen5-112

Commands for CD control Voice
command Phrase Function
Track up,
next track Track Up Select the
next track
Track down,
previous track Track Down Select the
current track
Scan Scan Switch to the
scan mode
1 Track Re-
peat 1 Track Re-
peat Repeat single
track
Repeat All Repeat All Repeat all
tracks
Shuffle Shuffle Plays ran-
domly
Commands for MP3/WMA/AAC, USB
control
Voice
command Phrase Function
Track up,
next track Track Up Select the
next track
Track down,
previous track Track Down Select the
current track
Folder up Folder Up Plays from
the start of the
next folder Voice
command Phrase Function
Folder down Folder Down Plays from
the start of the
previous
folder
Scan Scan Switch to the
scan mode
1 track repeat 1 Track Re-
peat Repeat single
track
Repeat folder Repeat
Folder Repeat of the
folder
Repeat all Repeat All Repeat all
tracks
Shuffle folder Shuffle Folder Plays ran-
domly of the
folder
Shuffle all Shuffle All Plays ran-
domly Commands for iPod control Voice
command Phrase Function
Track up,
next track Track Up Select the
next track
Track down,
previous track Track Down Select the
current track
Repeat one Repeat One Repeat single
track
Repeat all Repeat All Repeat all
tracks
Shuffle track Shuffle Track Shuffle all
tracks
Shuffle album Shuffle Album Shuffle all
tracks
Shuffle OFF Shuffle OFF Turn off shuf-
fleAudio/Command list
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