2019 INFINITI QX30 Infiniti Connection

7 Voice Recognition
INFINITI Voice Recognition System ............................ 7-2Using Voice Recognition System ............................. 7-2
Before starting .............................................................. 7-2 Giving voice commands ............................................ 7-2
Voice Recognition settings ................................... 7-14

7. Voice Recognition
INFINITI VOICE RECOGNITION
SYSTEM
USING VOICE RECOGNITION
SYSTEM
Initialization
When the ignition switch is placed in the
ACC or ON position, Voice Recognition is
initialized. When completed, 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 has been
ready.
BEFORE STARTING
To get the best recognition performance
from Voice Recognition, observe the follow-
ing items.
. The interior of the vehicle should be as
quiet as possible. Close the windows to
eliminate the surrounding noises (traffic
noise, vibration sounds, etc.), which may
prevent the system from correctly re-
cognizing the voice commands.
. Wait until the tone sounds before speak-
ing a command. .
Speak in a natural conversational voice
without pausing between words.
GIVING VOICE COMMANDS
1. Push <>located on the steering
wheel.
Example
2. A list of commands appears on the screen, and the system provides the
voice menu prompt.
When this screen is displayed, almost all
of the commands can be recognized.
Available commands for each category
can be shown on the right side of the
screen. Highlight a category listed in the
left side of the screen to find your
preferred command.
INFO:
Selecting a category by touching the
screen or pushing <
/OK>/
will execute the command. After execut-
ing the category command, only the
commands related to the selected cate-
gory can be recognized.
“Command list” (page 7-7)
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.
INFO:
The Voice Recognition System will pause
its operation when the INFINITI con-
troller/control panel is operated. To
resume the operation, push <
>on
the steering wheel.
4. Continue to follow the voice menu prompts and speak after the tone sounds
until the preferred operation is com-
pleted.
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INFO:
To cancel a voice command, push and hold
<
>.
You can interrupt the voice prompt at any
time by pushing <
>.
Operating tips
.Speak a command after the tone.
. If the command is not accepted, the
system announces, “Please say again”.
Repeat the command in a clear voice.
. Push <
BACK>/<>or <>on the
steering wheel (if so equipped) once to
return to the previous screen.
. Voice commands spoken from the pas-
senger seat cannot be recognized.
. When <
>on the steering wheel is
pushed while the air conditioner is set to
the Auto mode, the system controls the
air conditioner fan speed in order to
improve Voice Recognition performance.
When the air conditioner is set to the
manual mode, the fan speed does not
change. The accuracy of Voice Recogni-
tion may be affected depending on the
fan speed and the air direction. .
To skip the voice guidance function and
give the command immediately, push
<
>on the steering wheel to interrupt
the system. Remember to speak after the
tone.
. To cancel the command, push and hold
<
>on the steering wheel.
. Push <
>on the steering wheel to stop
the voice prompt and give the command
at once. Remember to wait for the tone
before speaking.
. To adjust the volume of the system
feedback, push <+>/<->/<
>on the
steering wheel or use /
> on the audio system while
the system is making an announcement.
. Models with navigation system:
For searching with Street Address, Point
of Interest and City Center, the search-
ing area is automatically set to the state
where your vehicle is located. Use
Change State/Province to change the
search area to another state if necessary.
“Changing region” (page 6-15)
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 from the voice command list. The second
screen is displayed.
3. Speak a command. The list screen is displayed.
4. Speak preferred number from the list to perform operation.
INFO:
. The voice commands can be spoken one
at a time following prompts step by step
or the command can be spoken succes-
sively in one step.
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7. Voice Recognition
First screen
Shows available command list. You can
select a command from this list by
touching the screen or using the
INFINITI controller/control panel.
Shows available command list. Dis-
played commands are only available to
execute through Voice Recognition. You
can say commands from the left screen
and the right screen continuously.
Second screen
Previously selected command.
Command list:
You can say a command or select a
command from the list by touching the
screen or using the INFINITI controller/
control panel. You can say preferred
word for < > enclosed part of the
command.
[Previous]/[Next]:
Say as a command or touch to go to the
previous/next screen.
List screen
Command numbers:
Speak 1 to 6 numbers to select. It is also
available to select a command from this
list by touching screen or using the
center dial.
How to speak numbers
Voice Recognition requires the user to speak
numbers in a certain way when giving voice
commands.
General rule:
Only single digits 0 (zero) to 9 can be used.
(For example, if speaking 500, “five zero
zero” can be used, but “five hundred”
cannot.)
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Examples:
1-800-662-6200
“One eight zero zero six six two six two zero
zero”
INFO:
For the best recognition, speak “zero” for the
number “0” and “oh” for the letter “o”.
Voice command examples
As examples, some additional basic opera-
tions that can be performed by voice
commands are described here.
Example 1 Placing call from handsfree
phonebook:
1. Push <>located on the steering
wheel. 2. Wait for the indicator to change to
.
Speak “Phone”.
INFO:
You can also speak “Phone” “Call
” continuously. After “Dial” is
spoken, no name listed in Phonebook
can be recognized. Only telephone num-
bers can be recognized.
3. Speak “Call ”.
When an option is set in the contact list
of a cellular phone, the option can be
commanded directly. For example, “Call
John Smith Work” or “Call John Smith
Other”, etc.
INFO:
.Names in Phonebook can be recog-nized by speaking the person’s first
and last name, or just their first name.
When a name is spoken in the order
of last name and then first name, or
when only the last name is spoken,
the name cannot be recognized.
.Even if words describing family rela-
tions, such as “Dad” or “Mom”, are
registered in a cellular phone, the system can only recognize names. If
you want the system to recognize
words like “Dad” or “Mom”, register
“Dad/Mom” in Favorites from [Pho-
nebook/Favorites Settings] or regis-
ter “Dad/Mom” as a name in a cellular
phone.
4. The system announces, “Please say or select an item number from the displayed
list.” To select the displayed matching
item, speak a number from 1 to 6.
INFO:
If the selected number has more than one
phone number registered to it, the phone
number list screen is displayed.
Example 2 Setting destination by address:
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7. Voice Recognition
1. Push<>located on the steering
wheel.
2. Wait for the indicator change to
.
Speak “Navigation”.
3. Speak “Street Address”.
4. Speak the full address.
For example: “123 Main Street”, fol-
lowed by the city name.
INFO:
.You can also speak or select “Within aCity” and “Change State”. When
selecting “Within a City”, the search
address will become more successful.
.State is set automatically to the stateof the vehicle’s current location. To
search for an address in another
state, speak the "Change State", and
then speak the state to be recog-
nized.
.Even when the state has been chan-ged using Voice Recognition, it is
reset the next time voice input is
used. The state of the vehicle’s cur-
rent location is automatically set.
.Letters of the alphabet cannot beincluded in house numbers. If there
is no appropriate house number, a
representative point is displayed.
5. The matching address will be displayed. Select from number 1 to 6 .
6. Speak “Calculate Route” to set the destination.
Example 3 Playing Radio:
1. Push <
>located on the steering
wheel.
2. Wait for the indicator change to
.
Speak “Audio”.
3. Speak “Play FM”. The radio turns on and plays the previously selected station.
INFO:
.You can also speak “FM ” to turn the radio on and
tune in a preferred radio station.
.For U.S.:
Using “FM HD number>” allows you to specify the
HD sub-channel directly.
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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.
Available commands may vary depending on models and specifications.
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 the Phone Voice recognition session.
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CommandAction
Change Number Change a spoken phone number.
Dial The system makes a call to the spoken phone number.
Phone Command
1st Command 2nd Command 3rd Command 4th Command Action
Phone Call <1 - 6> Makes a call to a contact that is stored in the cellular phone.
Select from the list of displayed contacts on the screen.
Dial <#> Dial Makes a call to a spoken phone number.
Change Number Change a spoken phone number.
Recent Calls <1 - 6> Makes a call to the recent incoming, outgoing or missed call number.
Read Text <1 - 6> PlayYou can listen to recent text messages received. Reads out a text message.
Select from the list of current received message.
Reply Reply to a received message.
Call Call to the sender of the message.
Send Text You can select a text message from a list and send it a contact name. You
can select the type from , , or .

Phonebook Makes a call to a contact that is stored in the cellular phone. You can select
the type from , , or . Select [Reply] to reply by a message. Select [Call] to call the contact.

Favorites <1 - 6> Access frequently called contacts by storing into the favorite list.


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