AUDI R8 2008 1.G Infotainment MMI Operating Manual

Speech dialogue system169
MMI componentsMMI control consoleMulti-function steering wheelTelephone handsetVoice control
Speech dialogue system
Applies to vehicles: with multi-function steering wheel and speech dialogue system
Introduction
You can operate many functions of the MMI quickly and
easily with the speech dialogue system.
Using the speech dialogue system you can conveniently switch
between the various modes, e.g. from radio to CD mode. You can
also access various functions on the radio, the CD changer, the tele-
phone* or the directory by saying commands or calling up previ-
ously stored name tags
page 172. In addition, you can select navi-
gation* destinations and have the system guide you to them, call up
the map display and change the map scale
page 178.
If you do not know a command, no problem! If the speech dialogue
system is activated, simply say HELP. The system will transmit the
commands you can currently say or will help you with a cue

page 171.
The speech dialogue system recognises commands and spoken
numbers regardless of the speaker.
How to help the system understand you
•Speak clearly in a normal volume. Speak louder if you are driving
fast.
•Speak in a normal tone without long pauses.
•Avoid talking while the speech dialogue system is giving a cue.
•Close doors, windows and sun roof* to reduce background
noise. Make sure that passengers are not talking when you say a
command.
•Keep the air outlets of the air distribution system pointed away
from the microphone, which is fitted in the vicinity of the front inte-
rior lights.
•The system should only be operated by the driver, since the
hands-free microphone is directed towards the driver.Unrecognised speech commands
The system acknowledges your commands with a tone signal. If the
system does not recognise a speech command, it will answer with
<Pardon?> and request you to repeat the command. After a third
failed attempt the system will answer with <Cancel> and the
dialogue will be ended.
WARNING
•Please direct your full attention to the road at all times! As the
driver, you have full responsibility for the safety of the vehicle and
other road users. For this reason, you should only use the func-
tions in a manner that allows you to maintain control of the
vehicle in all situations - accident risk!
•The speech control system must not be used in cases of emer-
gency, since the voice changes in stressful situations. This could
result in a failed or delayed telephone connection. Always dial
emergency numbers manually!





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Speech dialogue system 170
Basic operation
Applies to vehicles: with multi-function steering wheel and speech dialogue system
Switching on and off
Important: The MMI system must be switched on

page 40, the air conditioner must not be operated, and
you must not be talking on the phone.
Switching on
– Briefly press the talk button
fig. 152 on the
multi-function steering wheel. The signal tone <Beep>
will indicate that the speech dialogue system is ready.
The volume for any active audio source will then be
muted.
– Say the desired command.
Switching off
– Say the command CANCEL, or
– Press and hold the talk button
fig. 152 until you
hear the cue <Cancel>.Note
The speech dialogue system can also be deactivated by pressing
any one of the buttons in the MMI control console
page 41.
Applies to vehicles: with multi-function steering wheel and speech dialogue system
Adjusting the volume
Important: The speech dialogue system must be switched
on
page 170, and the system must be giving a cue.
– Scroll the right thumbwheel on the multi-function
steering wheel up/down.
Note
You can also adjust the volume by turning the ON/OFF button

page 45.
Applies to vehicles: with multi-function steering wheel and speech dialogue system
Adjusting the basic volume level
You can set the basic volume for the speech dialogue
system via the MMI.
Fig. 152 Talk button
and right thumbwheel
A1
A1
A2
Fig. 153 Adjusting
basic volume










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– Starting from any of the Radio, Media or Setup menus,
press the control button for Sound.
– Turn the rotary pushbutton to Volume settings and press
it.
– Turn the rotary pushbutton to select Speech dialogue
system
page 170, fig. 153 and press to confirm.
– To set the basic volume, turn the rotary pushbutton
clockwise or anti-clockwise. A test cue will then be trans-
mitted.
– Press the rotary pushbutton to store your settings.
Applies to vehicles: with multi-function steering wheel and speech dialogue system
Help functions
The speech dialogue system offers you two help func-
tions: The help commands and the guided dialogue
assistance.
Help commands
If the speech dialogue system is activated
page 170, you can say
a help command. Important commands are:
•HELP
•HELP MMI
•HELP RADIO
•HELP CD
•HELP DIRECTORY
•HELP TELEPHONE*
•HELP NAVIGATION*
The system will display possible commands in the MMI screen

fig. 154 and will also speak the commands.
Guided dialogue assistance
If the speech dialogue system is activated
page 170 and you do
not say a command, the speech dialogue system will ask <Pardon?>.
If you still give no command, the speech dialogue system will
suggest important commands.
Example of guided dialogue assistance (telephone* function acti-
vated):
Fig. 154 Help texts in
MMI display
Operation/
CommandCue from
speech dialogue system
Press talk button
brieflyAcoustic signal: <Beep>
No command given<Pardon?>
No command given
<Important commands for the Telephone
are:>
<Enter PIN>
<Dial number>
<Redial>
<Call>











Speech dialogue system 172
Name tags
Applies to vehicles: with multi-function steering wheel and speech dialogue system
Introduction
You can access entries in the radio, CD and directory func-
tions via previously recorded name tags (spoken entries).
To conveniently tune to radio stations, play CDs or access directory
entries via the speech dialogue system, you must first store so-
called name tags. You can choose any name you like for the name
tags. The name tags are stored in the speech dialogue system.
Applies to vehicles: with multi-function steering wheel and speech dialogue system
Storing a name tag
You can record name tags for radio stations, audio CDs
and directory entries.
Important: The speech dialogue system must be switched
on
page 170.
Name tag for a radio station
– Say the command RADIO. Radio mode will be activated.
– Using the MMI control console
page 55 or the multi-
function steering wheel
page 130, select the radio
station for which you wish to record a name tag.
– Press the talk button . The <beep> tone will sound.
–Say SAVE STATION to record a name tag for the selected
radio station.
– Say the name you wish to store for the name tag.
– Repeat the name again once the speech dialogue system
requests you to do so.Name tag for a CD
– Say the command CD. CD mode will be activated.
– Using the MMI control console, the multi-function
steering wheel or the CD changer, select the CD for which
you wish to record a name tag.
– Press the talk button . The <beep> tone will sound.
–Say SAVE CD to record a name tag for the selected CD.
– Say the name you wish to store for the name tag.
– Repeat the name again once the speech dialogue system
requests you to do so.
Name tag for a directory entry
– Say the command DIRECTORY. The directory will open.
– Using the MMI control console, select the address card
for which you wish to record a name tag.
– Press the talk button . The <beep> tone will sound.
–Say SAVE NAME to record a name tag for the directory
entry that is currently open.
– Say the name you wish to store for the name tag.
– Repeat the name again once the speech dialogue system
requests you to do so.
The recorded name tags do not change the names of the radio
stations, CDs or directory data shown in the MMI display and the
driver information system.
The recorded names can only be assigned, called up
page 173
and deleted
page 173 using the speech dialogue system. Each
main mode has different commands that can be used in conjunction
with the recorded name tags
page 172.













Speech dialogue system173
MMI componentsMMI control consoleMulti-function steering wheelTelephone handsetVoice control The name must be repeated with the same pronunciation and at the
same volume. It is best to record clear, unambiguous names. For
recorded names with more than one word (e.g. a person's full
name), do not make unusually long pauses between the words.
You can record fifteen names for radio stations, fifteen names for
audio CDs, and forty names for directory entries.
Note
You can still use name tags assigned to CDs even after changing the
CDs or inserting them into another slot of the CD changer.
Applies to vehicles: with multi-function steering wheel and speech dialogue system
Playing name tags
You can have the system play all recorded name tags
assigned to the various modes.
Important: The speech dialogue system must be switched
on
page 170.
– To switch between the various modes, say the command
RADIO, CD or DIRECTORY. The speech dialogue system
will remain activated for approximately five seconds so
that you can say another command.
– Say the command READ LIST. The name tags stored in
the selected mode will be read out.
Note
•You can also listen to name tags for directory entries via the MMI
control console
page 86.
•You can select a radio station, a CD or a directory entry by
pressing the talk button while the corresponding name tag is being
played.
Applies to vehicles: with multi-function steering wheel and speech dialogue system
Deleting recorded name tags individually
Important: The speech dialogue system must be switched
on
page 170.
– To switch between the various modes, say the command
RADIO, CD or DIRECTORY. The speech dialogue system
will remain activated for approximately five seconds so
that you can say another command.
– Say the command READ LIST. The name tags stored in
the selected mode will be read out.
– Press the talk button while the recorded name that
you wish to delete is being read out.
– To delete this name tag, say the command DELETE.
Note
You can also delete name tags via the MMI control console

page 51. Please also see the section on name tags for directory
entries on
page 86.
Applies to vehicles: with multi-function steering wheel and speech dialogue system
Deleting all name tags
– On the MMI control console, select: Function selector
button > control button Settings > Speech
dialogue system > Delete all name tags.

SETUP





 




Speech dialogue system 174
Listening to the radio
Applies to vehicles: with multi-function steering wheel and speech dialogue system
Activating radio mode
Important: The MMI system must be switched on

page 40.
– Switch on the speech dialogue system
page 170.
– Say the command RADIO. Radio mode will be activated.
The speech dialogue system will remain activated for
approximately five seconds so that you can say another
command.
Applies to vehicles: with multi-function steering wheel and speech dialogue system
Setting the waveband
Important: Radio mode must be activated
page 174.
– Briefly press the talk button . The <beep> tone will
sound.
– To select the FM band, say the command FM.
– To select the medium waveband, say the command
MEDIUM WAVE.
Applies to vehicles: with multi-function steering wheel and speech dialogue system
Tuning to a station
Important: Radio mode must be activated
page 174.
– Briefly press the talk button . The <beep> tone will
sound.– To tune to the next/previous available station, say the
command NEXT STATION / PREVIOUS STATION.
– To select a station frequency, say the digits of the station
frequency including the decimal, e.g. EIGHTY NINE
POINT FIVE for a station with the frequency 89.5.
– To tune to a radio station via a recorded name tag

page 172, say the command STATION (NAME TAG), e.g.
STATION “FAVO U R IT E S TAT I ON”.
– To tune to a radio station whose name tag is being read
out
page 173, press the talk button and say the
command SELECT.
Applies to vehicles: with multi-function steering wheel and speech dialogue system
Other commands for radio mode
Important: Radio mode must be activated
page 174.
– To switch the Traffic Programme on, say the command
TRAFFIC PROGRAMME ON.
– To switch the Traffic Programme off, say the command
TRAFFIC PROGRAMME OFF.
– To repeat the last recorded traffic report, say the
command REPEAT TRAFFIC REPORT.
– To delete a name tag that is currently being read out,
briefly press the talk button and say the command
DELETE.
– To change a name tag that is currently being read out,
briefly press the talk button and say the command
RENAME.















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Playing an audio CD
Applies to vehicles: with multi-function steering wheel and speech dialogue system
Activating CD mode
Important: The MMI system must be switched on

page 40.
– Switch on the speech dialogue system
page 170.
– Say the command CD. CD mode will be activated. The
speech dialogue system will remain activated for approx-
imately five seconds so that you can say another
command.
Applies to vehicles: with multi-function steering wheel and speech dialogue system
Selecting an audio CD
Important: CD mode must be activated
page 175.
– Briefly press the talk button . The <beep> tone will
sound.
– To select a CD, say the command CD NUMBER (ONE TO
SIX).
– To select the next/previous CD, say the command NEXT
CD / PREVIOUS CD.
– To play a CD via a recorded name tag
page 172, say the
command CD (NAME TAG), e.g. CD “BEST OF BEATLES”.
– To select a CD that is currently being played
page 173,
briefly press the talk button and give the command
PLAY.
Applies to vehicles: with multi-function steering wheel and speech dialogue system
Selecting a track
Important: CD mode must be activated
page 175.
– Briefly press the talk button . The <beep> tone will
sound.
– To select a track, say the command TRACK NUMBER (1 TO
99).
– To select the next/previous track, say the command NEXT
TRACK / PREVIOUS TRACK.
Applies to vehicles: with multi-function steering wheel and speech dialogue system
Other commands in CD mode
Important: CD mode must be activated
page 175.
– To delete a name tag that is currently being read out,
briefly press the talk button and say the command
DELETE.
– To change a name tag that is currently being read out,
briefly press the talk button and say the command
RENAME.
Using the directory
Applies to vehicles: with multi-function steering wheel and speech dialogue system
Opening the directory
Important: The MMI system must be switched on

page 40.
– Switch on the speech dialogue system
page 170.















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– Say the command DIRECTORY. The directory will open.
The speech dialogue system will remain activated for
approximately five seconds so that you can say another
command.
Applies to vehicles: with multi-function steering wheel and speech dialogue system
Using a directory entry
Important: The directory must first be opened
page 175.
– Briefly press the talk button . The <beep> tone will
sound.
– To call a phone number stored in the directory via a
recorded name tag
page 172, say the command CALL
(NAME TAG), e.g. CALL “PETER MILLER”.
– You can call a phone number stored in a directory entry
that is currently being read out
page 173 by briefly
pressing the talk button and giving the command
CALL.
– To set a navigation destination stored to a directory entry
via a recorded name tag
page 172, say the command
NAVIGATE TO (NAME TAG), e.g. NAVIGATE TO “PETER
MILLER”. The navigation destination will be loaded into
the navigation system and displayed on the MMI system.
– To navigate to a directory entry that is currently being
read out
page 173, briefly press the talk button and
say the command NAVIGATE TO.
If a directory entry contains more than one phone number, you can
specify the desired number by saying “business land line”, “busi-
ness mobile”, “private land line” or “private mobile”, e.g. CALL
PETER MILLER PRIVATE MOBILE.If a directory entry contains two navigation destinations, you can
specify the desired destination by adding “business” or “private”,
e.g. NAVIGATE TO PETER MILLER PRIVATE.
Applies to vehicles: with multi-function steering wheel and speech dialogue system
Other commands for the directory
Important: The directory must first be opened
page 175.
– To change a name tag that is currently being read out,
briefly press the talk button and say the command
RENAME.
– To delete a name tag that is currently being read out,
briefly press the talk button and say the command
DELETE.
The address card and all its information will remain unchanged in
the MMI.
Using the telephone
Applies to vehicles: with multi-function steering wheel, speech dialogue system and
Bluetooth car telephone kit or phone pre-installation
Activating the telephone
Important: The MMI system must be switched on

page 40.
– Switch on the speech dialogue system
page 170.
– Say the command TELEPHONE. The telephone will be
activated. The speech dialogue system will remain acti-
vated for approximately five seconds so that you can say
another command.










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Applies to vehicles: with multi-function steering wheel, speech dialogue system and
Bluetooth car telephone kit or phone pre-installation
Dialling a telephone number
Important: The telephone mode must be activated

page 176.
– Briefly press the talk button . The <beep> tone will
sound.
– Say the command DIAL NUMBER.
– Say the desired digits individually or in groups. The
system will repeat the spoken digits to confirm them,
and they will then appear on the MMI display.
– To delete the last digit or group of digits, say the
command DELETE.
– To dial the number, give the command DIAL.
Applies to vehicles: with multi-function steering wheel, speech dialogue system and
Bluetooth car telephone kit or phone pre-installation
Redialling
Important: The telephone mode must be activated

page 176.
– Briefly press the talk button . The <beep> tone will
sound.
– Say the command REDIAL.
Applies to vehicles: with multi-function steering wheel, speech dialogue system and
Bluetooth car telephone kit or phone pre-installation
Calling a name tag
Important: The telephone must be activated
page 176, or
the directory must be open
page 175.
– Briefly press the talk button . The <beep> tone will
sound.
– To call a phone number stored for a recorded name tag

page 172, say the command CALL (NAME TAG), e.g.
CALL “PETER MILLER”.
– After the speech dialogue system has given you the cue
<Call Peter Miller?>, say the command YES. The tele-
phone number will be dialled.
If a directory entry contains more than one phone number, you can
specify the desired number by saying “business land line”, “busi-
ness mobile”, “private land line” or “private mobile”, e.g. CALL
PETER MILLER PRIVATE MOBILE.
Applies to vehicles: with multi-function steering wheel, speech dialogue system and
Bluetooth car telephone kit or phone pre-installation
Other commands for using the telephone
Important: The telephone must be activated
page 176, or
the directory must be open
page 175.
Call (name tag) business
– Briefly press the talk button . The <beep> tone will
sound.
– To call a business number stored for a recorded name tag

page 172, say the command CALL (NAME TAG) BUSI-
NESS, e.g. CALL “PETER MILLER” BUSINESS.














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– After the speech dialogue system has given you the cue
<Call Peter Miller?>, say the command YES. The tele-
phone number will be dialled.
Call (name tag) private
– Briefly press the talk button . The <beep> tone will
sound.
– To call a private number stored for a recorded name tag

page 172, say the command CALL (NAME TAG)
PRIVATE, e.g. CALL “PETER MILLER” PRIVATE.
– After the speech dialogue system has given you the cue
<Call Peter Miller?>, say the command YES. The tele-
phone number will be dialled.
Entering PIN code
– Briefly press the talk button . The <beep> tone will
sound.
– Give the command ENTER PIN NUMBER or ENTER PIN
CODE.
– Say your PIN code.
Navigation
Applies to vehicles: with multi-function steering wheel, speech dialogue system and
navigation system
Activating navigation mode
Important: The MMI system must be switched on

page 40.
– Switch on the speech dialogue system
page 170.– Say the command NAVIGATION. The navigation mode
will be activated. The speech dialogue system will remain
activated for approximately five seconds so that you can
say another command.
Applies to vehicles: with multi-function steering wheel, speech dialogue system and
navigation system
Entering a destination
Important: The navigation mode must be activated

page 178.
– Briefly press the talk button . The <beep> tone will
sound.
– To enter a destination country, give the command
SPECIFY COUNTRY and say the name of the country you
wish to enter.
– To enter a destination town, give the command SPECIFY
TOWN and spell out the letters of the town you wish to
enter.
– You can also enter the post code for a destination by
giving the command SPECIFY POST CODE
27).
– To enter a destination street, give the command SPECIFY
STREET NAME and spell out the letters of the street you
wish to enter.
– To navigate to the destination you have entered, give the
command START ROUTE GUIDANCE.
Searching for towns can take several seconds. A list of town names
will appear in the MMI display when the search is finished. Select
the desired town by specifying the number of the town in the list,


27)Function is not available for all countries.