Phonebook
Phonebook information in cellular phones can be
downloaded to be used for making calls and
sending text messages.
“Phone settings” (page 7-9)
Quick Dial
Up to 5 Quick Dial entries can be registered.
Quick Dial entries can be used to make a call or
to send text messages.Registration:
1. Touch [Phone] on the Launch Bar.
2. Touch [Quick Dial].
3. Touch [Add New] to register a phone number
to the Quick Dial list.
4. Select a method for registration.
Available methods:
.[Copy from Call History]:A phone number can be selected from
[Incoming], [Outgoing], or [Missed] call
history lists.
.[Copy from Phonebook]:A phone number can be selected from the
Phonebook.
.[Enter Number by Keypad]:A phone number can be entered manually
using keypad.
INFO:
Available methods may vary depending on
conditions.
5. The registration screen is displayed. Enter and edit the entry information as necessary.
6. Touch [OK] to save the entry.
INFO:
Quick Dial entries can also be registered by
touching [Settings] on the Launch Bar and
then selecting [Phone].
“Phone settings” (page 7-9)
Voice Tag:
A custom voice tag can be recorded for each of
the items registered in the Quick Dial and be
used to dial the number by speaking it.
On the Quick Dial registration screen, select
[VoiceTag].
Available
Items Action
[Play] Play the recorded voice tag.
[Store] Touch to record a voice tag for the phone number.
[Restore] Touch to rerecord the voice tag.
[Delete] Touch to delete the voice tag.
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VOICE RECOGNITION
USING VOICE RECOGNITION SYS-
TEM
Initialization
When the power switch is pushed to the ON
position, Voice Recognition is initialized. When
the initialization is complete, the system is ready
to accept voice commands. If <
>on the
steering wheel is pushed before the initialization
completes, the display will show a message to
wait until the system is ready.
BEFORE STARTING
To get the best recognition performance from
Voice Recognition, observe the following items.
. The interior of the vehicle should be as quiet
as possible. Close the windows to eliminate
the surrounding noises (traffic noise, vibra-
tion sounds, etc.) , which may prevent the
system from correctly recognizing the voice
commands.
. Wait until the tone sounds before speaking a
command.
. Speak in a natural conversational voice
without pausing between words. .
The system cannot recognize voice com-
mands spoken from passenger seats.
GIVING VOICE COMMANDS
1. Push <>located on the steering wheel.
2. A list of commands appears on the screen,
and the system provides the voice menu
prompt.
Available category commands are displayed
on the left side of the screen. Speak or touch
a category command from the category
command list.
INFO:
.Some of the commands for each categoryare shown on the right side of the screen
and they can also be spoken without
selecting a category.
.After executing the category command,only the commands related to the se-
lected category can be recognized.
“Command list” (page 8-6)
3. After the tone sounds and the icon on the screen changes from
to, speak a
command. You can also select a command
by directly touching the screen or by tilting
<
>/<> up or down and pushing
INFO:
The Voice Recognition system will pause its
operation when no command is given after
three prompts. To resume the operation,
push <
>on the steering wheel.
4. Continue to follow the voice menu prompts and speak the voice commands after the
tone sounds until the preferred operation is
executed.
INFO:
To cancel a voice command, push and hold
<
> on the steering wheel.
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Operating tips
.Speak a command after the tone.
. If the command is not recognized, the system
will prompt you to speak the command again.
Repeat the command in a clear voice.
. Touch [
] on the touch screen to return to
the previous screen.
. To exit the Voice Recognition system, push
and hold <
>on the steering wheel.
. To adjust the volume of the system feedback,
push <-
+>on the steering wheel or
push
announcement.
The volume setting is also available from
[Guidance Volume] in the [Settings] on the
Launch Bar.
“Volume and Beeps settings”
(page 1-16)
. When setting a destination for route gui-
dance with some search methods, such as
POI, Intersection or City Center search, the
search area is automatically set to the state/
province where your vehicle is located.
Change state/province to change the search
area to another state/province if necessary. Voice Prompt Interrupt:
In most cases, you can interrupt the voice
feedback to speak the next command by pushing
the
<
>on the steering wheel. After inter-
rupting the system, wait for a tone before
speaking your command.
One Shot Call:
To use the system faster when making a call, you
may speak the second level command skipping
speaking the first level command. For example,
push <
>and say “Redial” after the tone
without first saying “Phone”.
How to see voice command screen
1. Push <>to display the first screen of the
voice command list.
2. Speak a command or select an item on the voice command list. The Second screen is
displayed.
3. Speak a command or select an item on the voice command list. The command is exe-
cuted or the next screen for further command
is displayed.
4. Follow the prompts to complete the com- mands. Voice command screens:
First screen
*1Shows a list of available categories. Speak a
category command or touch the key of the
corresponding category.
*2Shows a list of available commands for the
selected category. Speak a preferred com-
mand.
*3Touch [HELP] or say “Help” to hear help
announcements on how to use the system.
INFO:
Push <
>to stop the help announcements.
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3. Speak “Dial
4. The phone number recognized by the systemis displayed on the screen. If the number is
correct, say “Dial”.
5. The system will make a phone call to the spoken phone number.
Example 2 Setting home as a destination:
1. Push <
>located on the steering wheel.
2. Wait for the indicator change to
. Speak
“Navigation”.
3. Speak “Go Home”. The navigation system will set home as a destination.
INFO:
. Location of home must be registered to the
Address Book prior to using this command.
. The step of speaking “Navigation” can be
omitted.
Example 3 Displaying folders in the USB
device:
1. Push <
>located on the steering wheel.
2. Wait for the indicator change to
. Speak
“Audio”.
3. Speak “USB Show Folders”. The folders in the connected USB device will appear on
the touch screen display.
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Command list
To use the Voice Recognition function, you can speak commands in the order of 1st command, 2nd command and 3rd command. You can also operate the
system by directly speaking the 2nd or 3rd command.
Variable numbers or words such as names can be applied in the < > when speaking a command.
Some navigation commands are only for English.
General Command
CommandAction
Show More Commands Display other commands of the same category.
Go Back Corrects the last recognition result to return to the previous screen.
Exit Cancels Voice Recognition.
Help Announces how to use voice guidance.
Next Skip to the next page.
Previous Skip to the previous page.
General phone command
The following commands can be used during a phone Voice Recognition session.
Command Action
Dial The system makes a call to the spoken phone number.
Change Number Change a spoken phone number.
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Phone Command
1st Command 2nd Command 3rd Command 4th Command Action
PhonePhonebook
Makes a call to a contact that is stored in the mobile phone. You can select the type
from [Mobile], [Home], [Office], [Main] or [Other].
Call History Incoming Calls Displays an Incoming Call list.
Outgoing Calls Displays an Outgoing Call list.
Missed Calls Displays a Missed Call list.
Dial <#> Dial Makes a call to a spoken phone number.
Change Number Change a spoken phone number.
International Call
You may need to include the international call prefixes and country codes.
Redial Makes a call to the last outgoing phone number.
Add Phone Use this command to connect a compatible Bluetooth
Šdevice to system. Follow the
on-screen instructions to complete the pairing process from your handset.
Select Phone <1 - 5> Use this command to select a phone from a list of the registered devices.
Quick Dial
<1 - 5>
Call
Call
Send Text
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1st Command 2nd Command 3rd Command 4th Command Action
Incoming Calls A list of spoken call history is displayed. Select a contact to whom you wish to send
the text message.
Outgoing Calls
Missed Calls
Enter Number Enter a phone number to which you wish to send the text message. Say “Pick
Message” to confirm the phone number and select a text message.
Read Text <1 - 5> Play You can listen to recent text messages received. Reads out a text message. Select
from the list of current received messages.
Reply Reply to a received message.
Call Call the sender of the message.
Operating tips for phone command operation:
. After the command “Call”, a name registered in the phonebook can be spoken for recognition, while a phone number can be spoken after the command
“Dial”. Names from the phonebook cannot be spoken after the command “Dial”.
. Names in the phonebook can be recognized when only a first name is spoken or when spoken in the order of first name and then the last name. The
system does not recognize the commands when only a last name is spoken or if the phonebook name was pronounced with last name first and then the
first name.
. The system has the function to read the text messages out loud, but misreading may occur in some cases.
. Even if nicknames such as “Mom” or “Dad” are registered in the cellular phone, the voice recognition system recognizes only names. To have the system
recognize the nicknames, register the entries in the [Quick Dial] from the Phone menu.
“Quick Dial” (page 7-11)
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1st Command 2nd Command 3rd Command ActionPoints of Interest (Eng-
lish only)
enter the place name.
Nearby <1 - 5>When a route is set, options of [Near Current Location], [Along Route] and [Near
Destination] will be displayed. Select an item to search for the POI of the selected
category in the preferred area.
POI Category
Nearby
Say “Nearby” followed by a POI category name such as charging station,
Restaurant or Parking. You can say any category name that appears when using
manual controls. The system will always search for nearby matches regardless of
the current state location.
Go Home Sets a route to your home location.
Previous Destinations <1 - 5> Sets a route to a previously entered destination.
Address Book
<1 - 5>Sets a route to a location stored in the Stored location.
City Center (English
only)
Sets a route to a city center.
Intersection (English
only)
[Select City].
Recalculate Route Fastest Sets the route search condition to find the fastest route.
Sets the route search condition to find the route that is the most energy saving.
Shortest distance Sets the route search condition to find the route that is the shortest in distance.
Minimize Freeway Sets the route search condition to find a route with a minimal use of freeways.
Traffic Detour Sets the route search condition to detour traffic jam and traffic accident.
Distance Detour Sets a detour according to the distance selected from the list.
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