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Voice activation system, The concept, Requirements – BMW 550i xDrive Gran Turismo 2010 User Manual

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Voice activation system*

The concept

The voice activation system can be used to
operate equipment by means of spoken
commands.

The system encompasses special micro‐
phones on the outer edge of the headliner.

Most menu items on the Control Display can
be voiced as commands. The system
prompts you to make your entries.

›...‹ Verbal instructions in the Owner's Man‐
ual to use with the voice activation system.

Requirements

On the Control Display, set the language to be
used with the voice activation system to enable
the system to identify the voice commands.

Set the language, refer to page 81

.

Using voice activation

Activating the voice activation system

1.

Press the button on the steering

wheel.

2.

Say the command.
The command is displayed in the instrument
cluster.

This symbol in the instrument cluster indi‐

cates that the voice activation system is active.
If no further commands are available, continue
operating the equipment via the iDrive.

Terminating the voice activation

system

Briefly press the button on the steering wheel
or ›Cancel‹.

Possible commands

Having possible commands read aloud

The commands available in each case depend
on the menu item selected on the Control Dis‐
play.
Have the available spoken instructions read
aloud using ›Voice commands‹.
If, for example, ›Settings‹ is selected, the com‐
mands to the settings are read aloud.

Executing functions using short

commands

Functions on the main menu can be performed
directly by means of short commands, irrespec‐
tive of which menu item is currently selected,
e. g., ›Vehicle status‹.
List of

short voice activation commands, refer to

page 259

.

Example: playing back a CD

1.

Switch on the Entertainment sound output
if necessary.

2.

Press the button on the steering

wheel.

3.

›C D and multimedia‹
The medium last played is played back.

4.

Press the button on the steering

wheel.

5.

›C D track ... ‹ e.g., CD track 4.

Setting the voice dialog

You can set whether the system should use the
standard dialog or a shorter version.
In the shorter version of the voice dialog, the
prompts and responses from the system are ab‐
breviated.

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Reference

Mobility

Communication

Entertainment

Navigation

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Controls

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