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Voice Recognition Mode
Using Voice Recognition
Shortly press the button on the
steering wheel controls. Say a com-
mand.
If prompt feedback is in [On], then
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Voice Recognition Mode
Using Voice Recognition
Shortly press the button on the
steering wheel controls. Say a com-
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If prompt feedback is in [On], then
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Voice Recognition Mode
Using Voice Recognition
Shortly press the button on the
steering wheel controls. Say a com-
mand.
If prompt feedback is in [On], then
the system will say “Please say a
command after the beep (BEEP)”.
• If prompt feedback is in [On] mode,
then the system will only say
“(BEEP)”.
• To change Prompt Feedback
[On]/[Off], go to [SETUP]button
[System]
[Prompt Feedback].
• For proper recognition, say the
command after the voice instruc-
tion and beep tone.
Contact List Best Practices
• Use full names vs. short or single
syllable names. (“John Smith” vs.
“Dad”, “Smith Residence” vs.
“Home”)
• Avoid using special characters or
hyphens. (@, &, #, /, -, *, +, etc.)
• Avoid using acronyms. (“In Case of
Emergency” vs. “ICE”)
• Spell words completely, no abbre-
viations. (“Doctor Goodman” vs.
“Dr. Goodman”)
Skipping Prompt Messages
While prompt message is being stat-
ed
Shortly press the button on
the steering wheel controls.
The prompt message is immediately
ended and the beep tone will sound.
After the “Beep”, say the voice com-
mand.
Re-starting Voice Recognition
While system waits for a command
Shortly press the button on the
steering wheel controls.
The command wait state is immedi-
ately ended and the beep tone will
sound. After the “Beep”, say the
voice command.
Ending Voice Recognition
While Voice Recognition is operating
Press and hold the button on
the steering wheel controls.
• While using voice command,
pressing any steering wheel con-
trols or a different button will end
voice command.
• When the system is waiting for a
voice command, say “cancel” or
“end” to end voice command.
• When the system is waiting for a
voice command, press and hold
the button on the steering
wheel to end voice command.
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Setup Mode
With the Display Button
Press the [SETUP]button
Select
[Display].
Mode Pop up
[Mode Pop up]
Changes [On]
selection mode.
• During On state, press the [RADIO]
or[MENU]button to display the
mode change pop up screen.Media Display
When playing an MP3 file, select the
desired display info from ‘Folder/File’
or ‘Album/Artist/Song’.
With the Sound Button
Press the [SETUP]button
Select
[Sound].
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With the Phone Button
Press the [SETUP]button
Select
[Phone].
Pair Phone
The following steps are the same as
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With the Phone Button
Press the [SETUP]button
Select
[Phone].
Pair Phone
The following steps are the same as
those described in the section
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With the Phone Button
Press the [SETUP]button
Select
[Phone].
Pair Phone
The following steps are the same as
those described in the section
“Pairing on the Steering wheel con-
trols” on the previous page.•
Bluetooth®Wireless Technology
features supported within the vehi-
cle are as follows. Some features
may not be supported depending
on your
Bluetooth®Wireless
Technology device.
- Outgoing/Incoming Handsfree
calls
- Operations during a call (Switch
to Private, Switch to call waiting,
MIC on/off)
- Downloading Call History
- Downloading Mobile Contacts
-
Bluetooth®Wireless Technology
device auto connection
- Bluetooth
®Audio Streaming
• Up to five
Bluetooth®Wireless
Technology devices can be paired
to the Car Handsfree system.
• Only one
Bluetooth®Wireless
Technology device can be con-
nected at a time.• Other devices cannot be paired
while a
Bluetooth®Wireless
Technology device is connected.
• Only
Bluetooth®Wireless Technology
Handsfree and Bluetooth®audio
related features are supported.
• Bluetooth
®related operations are
possible only within devices that
support Handsfree or audio fea-
tures, such as a
Bluetooth®
Wireless Technology mobile phone
or a Bluetooth®audio device.
• If a connected
Bluetooth®Wireless
Technology device becomes dis-
connected due to being out of
communication range, turning the
device OFF, or a
Bluetooth®
Wireless Technology communica-
tion error, corresponding
Bluetooth®
Wireless Technology devices are
automatically searched and recon-
nected.
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• If the system becomes unstable
due to communication errors
between the car Handsfree and the
Bluetooth®Wireless Technology
device, reset the device by turning
off and back on again.Upon reset-
ting
Bluetooth®Wireless Technology
device, the system will be restored.
• After pairing is complete, a con-
tacts download request is sent
once to the mobile phone. Some
mobile phones may require confir-
mation upon receiving a download
request, ensure your mobile phone
accepts the connection. Refer to
your phones user’s manual for
additional information regarding
phone pairing and connections.Phone List
Press the [SETUP]button
Select
[Phone]
Select [Phone List].
1) Connected Phone: Device that is
currently connected.
2) Paired Phone: Device that is
paired but not connected.
• Connecting a Device
From the paired phone list, select the
device you want to connect and
select [Connect].
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• Deleting a Device
From the paired phone list, select the
device you want to delete and select
[Delete].
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• Deleting a Device
From the paired phone list, select the
device you want to delete and select
[Delete].
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• Deleting a Device
From the paired phone list, select the
device you want to delete and select
[Delete].
- When deleting the currently con-
nected device, the device will auto-
matically be disconnected to pro-
ceed with the deleting process.
- If a paired
Bluetooth®Wireless
Technology device is deleted, the
device’s call history and contacts
data will also be deleted.
- To re-use a deleted device, you
must pair the device again.Pairing a New Device
Press the [SETUP]button
Select
[Phone]
Select [Pair Phone].
Bluetooth®Wireless Technology
devices can be paired with the audio
system.
For more information, refer to the
“Pairing through Phone Setup” sec-
tion within
Bluetooth®Wireless
Technology.Viewing Paired Phone List
Press the [SETUP]button
Select
[Phone]
Select [Phone List].
This feature is used to view mobile
phones that have been paired with
the audio system. Upon selecting a
paired phone, the setup menu is dis-
played.
For more information, refer to the
“Setting
Bluetooth®Wireless Technology
Connection” section within
Bluetooth®
Wireless Technology.
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1) Connect/Disconnect Phone: Connect/
Disconnects currently selected
phone.
2) Change Priority: Sets currently
selected phone to highest connec-
tion priority.
3) Delete: Deletes the currently
selected phone.
4) Return: Moves to the previous
screen.
• To learn more about whether your
mobile phone supports contact
downloads, refer to your mobile
phone user’s manual.
• The contacts for only the connect-
ed phone can be downloaded.Downloading Contacts
Press the [SETUP]buttonSelect
[Phone]Select [Contacts Download].
As the contacts are downloaded
from the mobile phone, a download
progress bar is displayed.
• Upon downloading phone con-
tacts, the previous corresponding
data is deleted.
• This feature may not be supported
in some mobile phones.
• Voice Recognition may not operate
while contacts are being down-
loaded.Outgoing Volume
Press the [SETUP]button
Select
[Phone]
Select [Outgoing Volume].
Use
TUNEknob to adjust the outgo-
ing volume level.
• While on a call, the volume can be
changed by using the [SEEK/TRACK]
button.
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Turning Bluetooth System Off
Press the [SETUP]button
Select
[Phone]
Select [Bluetooth System
Off].
Once
Bluetooth®Wireless Technology
is turned off,
Bluetooth®Wireless
Technology related features will not
be supported within the audio sys-
tem.
•To turn
Bluetooth®Wireless Technology
back on, go to[SETUP]button
[Phone] and select “Yes”.
With the System Button
Press the [SETUP]button
Select
[System].Memory Information
Displays currently used memory and
total system memory.
Select [Memory Information]
[OK].
The currently used memory is dis-
played on the left side while the total
system memory is displayed on the
right side.
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(7)DISP
• Turns the monitor display on/off.
(8)MUTE
• When the button is pressed, stops
sound and “Audio Mute” is dis-
played on LCD.(9)SCAN
• Radio mode: Previews all receiv-
able broadcasts for 5 seconds
each.
• Media (CD/USB/My Music) modes:
Previews each song (file) for 10
seconds each.
(10)SETUP
• Changes to Setup mode.
(11)TUNEknob
• Radio mode: Turn to change
broadcast frequencies.
• Media (CD/USB/iPod®/My Music)
modes: Turn to search Tracks/
chan nels/files.
(12)CAT/FOLDER
• SiriusXM Radio: Category Search.
• MP3 CD/USB mode: Search Folder.