2021 TOYOTA AVALON Accessories, Audio & Navigation (in English)

1695-1. Voice command system operation
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Voice command system
AVALON_AVALON HV_Navi_(U)
The voice command system is
operated by saying commands
which correspond to a sup-
ported function. To display
examples of commands for sup-
ported functions, select a func-
tion button on the screen after
starting the voice command sys-
tem.
1Press the talk switch.
 Voice guidance for the voice
command system can be
skipped by pressing the talk
switch.
2 If “Getting Started with Voice”
screen is displayed, select
“OK” or press the talk switch.
( P.170) 3
After hearing a beep, say a
supported command.
 To display sample commands
of the desired function, say
the desired function or select
the desired function button. To
display more commands,
select “More Commands”.
 Selecting “Help” or saying
“Help” prompts the voice com-
mand system to offer exam-
ples of commands and
operation methods.
 Registered POIs, registered
names in the contacts list etc.,
can be said in the place of the
“<>” next to the commands.
( P.172)
For example: Say “Find a restau-
rant”, “Call John Smith” etc.
If a desired outcome is not
shown, or if no selections are
available, perform one of the
following to return to the pre-
vious screen:
• Say “Go back”.
•Select .
To cancel voice recognition,
select , say “Cancel”, or
press and hold the talk switch.
 To perform the voice com-
mand operation again, select
“Start Over” or say “Start
over”.
 To suspend voice command
operation, select “Pause” or
say “Pause”. To resume the
NOTICE
●Do not touch and put a sharp
object to the microphone. It may
cause failure.
Voice command system
operation
Operation from the main
menu

1705-1. Voice command system operation
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voice command operation,
select “Resume” or press the
talk switch.
●If the system does not respond or
the confirmation screen does not
disappear, press the talk switch
and try again.
●If a voice command cannot be rec-
ognized 3 consecutive times,
voice recognition will be canceled.
●The amount of spoken feedback
received from the system while
using the voice command system
(voice recognition prompts) can
be changed on the voice settings
screen. (P. 6 7 )
●Some voice guidance can be can-
celed by setting 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.
To increase voice recognition
performance, use the “Tutori-
als” and “Voice Training” func-
tions on the “Getting Started
with Voice” screen. These func-
tions are only available when
the vehicle is not moving.
The “Tutorials” and “Voice Train-
ing” functions can also be
started on the voice settings
screen. (P. 6 7 )
1 Press the talk switch.
2 Select the desired item to be
set.
Select to display the voice
command tutorials.
Select to train the voice com-
mand system.
The user will be a sked to say 10
sample phrases. This will help the
voice command system adapt to
the user’s accent.
Select to prevent the screen
from being displayed again.
Select to proceed to the
voice command screen. Increasing the voice rec-
ognition performance
A
B
C
D

1715-1. Voice command system operation
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Voice command system
AVALON_AVALON HV_Navi_(U)
*: Premium Audio only. This func-tion is not available in some
countries or areas.
Text messages can be written
using the dictation function.
To use the dictation function, a
subscription to the connected
services is necessary. Contact
your Toyota dealer for details.
1 Select .
2 Speak to the system.
 Words recognized through
your speech will be displayed.
To confirm the entered text,
select “OK”.
●A keyboard screen will not be dis-
played when the vehicle is being
driven.
●Text message reply with the dicta-
tion function may n ot be available
depending on the type of cellular
phone.
*: Premium Audio only. This func-
tion is not available in some
countries or areas.
Dictation function (English
only)
*
Natural language
understanding*
Due to natural language
speech recognition technol-
ogy, this system recognizes
commands when spoken
naturally. (If a connected
services subscription has
been entered, the system
will be able to connect to
the Cloud and the range of
naturally spoken English
which can be recognized
will be increased.) However,
the system cannot recog-
nize every variation of each
command. In some situa-
tions, it is possible to omit
the command for the proce-
dure and directly state the
desired operation. Not all
voice commands are dis-
played in the function menu.
To use this function, a sub-
scription to the connected
services is necessary. Con-
tact your Toyota dealer for
details.

1725-1. Voice command system operation
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Recognizable voice commands
and their actions are shown
below.
Frequently used commands
are listed in the following
tables.
 For devices that are not
installed to the vehicle, com-
mands relating to that device
may not be displayed on the
screen. Also, depending on
other conditions, such as
compatibility, some com-
mands may not be displayed
on the screen.
 The functions available may
vary according to the system
installed.
 When an Apple CarPlay/
Android Auto connection is
established, some com-
mands will become unavail-
able.
 Voice recognition language
can be changed. ( P.62)
■Common
■Top menu
*: Vehicle must be parked
Command list
Command list overview
Command list
CommandAction
“Help”
Displays exam-
ples of some of
the available
commands
“Go back”Returns to the
previous screen
“Cancel”
Cancels the
voice command
system
“Start over”Returns to top
menu screen
“Pause”
Temporarily
pauses a voice
session until it is
resumed by
pressing the talk
switch again.
CommandAction
“Show com-
mand examples
for

1735-1. Voice command system operation
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Voice command system
AVALON_AVALON HV_Navi_(U)
■Navigation*1
*1: Premium Audio only
*2: English and French only
*3: Best recognition results occur
when saying the full address
without the zipcode
*4: When the language is set to French, the supported area is
only Quebec Province in Canada
*5: For example; “Ga s stations”,
“Restaurants”, etc.
*6: Major national brands are always supported. Local brands are also
supported with a subscription to
the connected services. Contact
your Toyota dealer for details.
*7: When the language is set to French, the supported area is
only Quebec City in Canada
*8: Used when multiple destinations are set on a route
CommandAction
“Get directions to
city, state>”
*2
Enables setting
a destination by
saying the
address
*3, 4
“Find a egory/POI
name>”
Displays a list of
gory
*5/POI
name
*6> near
the current posi-
tion
“Find a
near my destina-
tion”Displays a list of
near the
destination
“Find a egory> in a
city”
*2
Displays a list of
in a spec-
ified city and
state
*7
“Go home”Displays the
route to home
“Go to favorite
<1-10>”
Sets the location
registered to the
corresponding
favorite number
as the destina-
tion
“Show recent
destinations”
Displays recent
destinations.
Selecting a num-
ber from the list
will start naviga-
tion to the
selected recent
destination.
“Cancel route”Cancels the
route guidance
“Delete destina-
tions”Displays a list of
destination to
delete
*8
“Show egory> icons”
Displays the
specified point of
interest cate-
gory
*5 icons on
the map
CommandAction

1745-1. Voice command system operation
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■Phone
*: If the system does not recognize the name of a contact, create a
voice tag. ( P.261) The name of
a contact can also be recognized
by adding a voice tag.
■While in a phone call
■While incoming message
notification is displayed
*
*: Full screen message notification must be turned on within the
phone settings ( P.258)
CommandAction
“Call ”*
Places a call to
the specified
contact from the
phone book
“Call
”
*
Places a call to
the specified
phone type of
the contact from
the phone book
“Dial number>”Places a call to
the specified
phone number
“Redial”
Places a call to
the phone num-
ber of the latest
outgoing call
“Call back”
Places a call to
the phone num-
ber of latest
incoming call
“Show recent
calls”Displays the call
history screen
“Send a mes-
sage to tact>”
Sends a text
message to
specified con-
tact from the
phone book
CommandAction
“Send ”
Sends DTMF
tones has speci-
fied
“Mute”
Mutes the micro-
phone (far side
cannot hear the
conversation)
“Unmute”Unmutes the
microphone
CommandAction
“Read message”
Reads the
incoming mes-
sage over the
vehicle speakers
“Ignore”
Ignores the
incoming mes-
sage notification
“Reply”
Initiates sending
a reply to the
incoming mes-
sage
“Call”
Places a call to
the phone num-
ber of incoming
message

1755-1. Voice command system operation
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Voice command system
AVALON_AVALON HV_Navi_(U)
■Radio
*1: A station list must be built first using the radio screen ( P.135)
*2: Requires a satellite radio sub-
scription
■Audio*
*: The audio device must be con- nected via a USB cable to use the
CommandAction
“Tune to quency> AM”
Changes the
radio to the
specified AM fre-
quency
“Tune to quency> FM”
Changes the
radio to the
specified FM fre-
quency
“Play a
station”
Changes the
radio to an FM
station of the
specified genre
*1
“Tune to preset
<1-36>”
Changes the
radio to the
specified preset
radio station
“Tune to a
satel-
lite station”
Changes the
radio to a satel-
lite radio channel
of the specified
genre
*2
“Tune to lite channel
name>”
Changes the
radio to the sat-
ellite radio chan-
nel with the
specified name
*2
“Tune to chan-
nel on
XM”
Changes the
radio to a satel-
lite radio channel
of the specified
number
*2
CommandAction
“Play Playlist
”Plays tracks
from the
selected playlist
“Play Artist
”Plays tracks
from the
selected artist
“Play Song
”Plays the
selected track
“Play Album
”Plays tracks
from the
selected album
“Play Genre
”Plays tracks
from the
selected genre
“Play Composer
”
Plays tracks
from the
selected com-
poser
“Play Podcast
”Plays tracks
from the
selected podcast
“Play Audiobook
”
Plays tracks
from the
selected audio-
book
“Audio On”
Turns the
audio/visual sys-
tem on
“Audio Off”
Turns the
audio/visual sys-
tem off
“Change the
audio source to
”Sets the source
to the specified
audio mode

1765-1. Voice command system operation
AVALON_AVALON HV_Navi_(U)functionality in this section
■Information*1
*1: Premium Audio only
*2: Only major US cities are sup-
ported by voice
■Toyota apps
*: When an application is opened and is in full screen mode, press-
ing the talk swit ch will start the
voice command system and com-
mands for the currently displayed
application will be available
●Commands relating to operation
of the audio/visual system can
only be performed when the
audio/visual system is turned on.
CommandAction
“Get the Fore-
cast”Displays weather
information
“Get the Fore-
cast for ”
*2
Displays weather
for the specified
city
“Show Traffic”Displays traffic
information
“Show Traffic
near here”
Displays traffic
information near
your current
location
“Get traffic along
my route”
Displays traffic
information
along your cur-
rent route
“Show Traffic on
this street”
Displays traffic
information
along road you
are currently
driving on
“Show Traffic for
saved route”Displays traffic
information for a
saved route
“Show Predic-
tive Traffic”Displays the pre-
dictive traffic
map
CommandAction
“Launch cation name>”
*Activates the
Toyota apps