TOYOTA SIENNA HYBRID 2021 Accessories, Audio & Navigation (in English)
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Voice command system
Voice command sys-tem
5-1. Voice command system operation
Voice command system .................................. 182
Natural language under- standing..................... 185
Command list .............. 186
5-2. Mobile Assistant opera- tion
Mobile Assistant .......... 191
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5-1.Voice command system operation
■Steering switchTalk switch
Voice command system:
• Press the talk switch to start the voice command system. To can-
cel voice command, press and
hold the talk switch.
When an Apple CarPlay/Android
Auto connection is established:
• Press and hold the talk switch to start Siri/Google Assistant. To
cancel Siri/Google Assistant,
press the talk switch.
• Press the talk switch to start the voice command system.
■Microphone
Type A
Type B
It is unnecessary to speak
directly into the microphone
when giving a command.
●Voice commands may not be rec-
ognized if:
• Spoken too quickly.
• Spoken at a low or high volume.
• The roof or windows are open.
• Passengers are talking while voice commands are spoken.
• The fan speed of the air condition- ing system is set at high.
• The air conditioning vents are
turned towards the microphone.
●In the following c onditions, the
system may not recognize the
command properly and using
voice commands may not be pos-
sible:
• The command is incorrect or unclear. Note that certain words,
accents or speech patterns may
be difficult for the system to recog-
Voice command sys-
tem
The voice command system
enables the radio, phone
dialing, etc. to be operated
using voice commands.
Refer to the command list
for samples of voice com-
mands. ( P.205)
Using the voice command
system
A
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Voice command system
nize.
• There is excessive background noise, such as wind noise.
●Normally, it is necessary to wait
for a beep befor e saying a com-
mand. To enable the ability to talk
over prompts and say commands
before the beep, enable the voice
prompt interrupt function. ( P.64)
●This system ma y not operate
immediately after the power
switch is in ACC or ON.
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. 1
Press 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.184)
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.205)
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
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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
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.
●Voice recognition prompts can be
changed on the voice settings
screen. ( P.64)
This function can be used to cancel
voice guidance by turning the voice
prompts off. When you press the
talk switch while using this setting, a
beep sounds, and then you can
immediately say a command.
●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
Training” functions can also be
started on the voice settings
screen. (
P.64)
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.
Increasing the voice rec-
ognition performance
A
B
C
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Select to proceed to the
voice command screen.
*: Premium Audio only. This func-tion is not made 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 nec essary. 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 made available in
some countries or areas.Dictation function (English
only)
*
DNatural 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.
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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.
Voice recognition language
can be changed. ( P.60)
When an Apple Car-
Play/Android Auto connec-
tion is established, some
commands will become
unavailable.
■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 <menu>”Displays the
command list of
the selected
menu
“More com-
mands”Displays more
commonly used
commands
“Voice settings”Displays Voice
Setting screen
“Train my voice”
Displays Train
Voice Recogni-
tion screen
*
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■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
<house #, street,
city, state>”
*2
Enables setting
a destination by
saying the
address
*3, 4
“Find a <POI cat-
egory/POI
name>”
Displays a list of
<POI cate-
gory
*5/POI
name
*6> near
the current posi-
tion
“Find a <POI>
near my destina-
tion”Displays a list of
<POI> near the
destination
“Find a <POI cat-
egory> in a
city”
*2
Displays a list of
<POI> 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 <POI cat-
egory> icons”
Displays the
specified point of
interest cate-
gory
*5 icons on
the map
CommandAction
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■Phone
*: If the system does not recognize the name of a contact, create a
voice tag. ( P.276) The name of
a contact can also be recognized
by adding a voice tag.
■While in a phone call
■While an incoming mes-
sage is displayed
*
*: Full screen message notification must be turned on within the
phone settings ( P.274)
CommandAction
“Call <contact>”*
Places a call to
the specified
contact from the
phone book
“Call <contact>
<phone type>”
*
Places a call to
the specified
phone type of
the contact from
the phone book
“Dial <phone
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 <con-
tact>”
Sends a text
message to
specified con-
tact from the
phone book
CommandAction
“Send <digits>”
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
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■Radio
*1: A station list must be built first using the radio screen ( P.126)
*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 <fre-
quency> AM”
Changes the
radio to the
specified AM fre-
quency
“Tune to <fre-
quency> FM”
Changes the
radio to the
specified FM fre-
quency
“Play a <genre>
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
<genre> satel-
lite station”
Changes the
radio to a satel-
lite radio channel
of the specified
genre
*2
“Tune to <satel-
lite channel
name>”
Changes the
radio to the sat-
ellite radio chan-
nel with the
specified name
*2
“Tune to chan-
nel <number> on
XM”
Changes the
radio to a satel-
lite radio channel
of the specified
number
*2
CommandAction
“Play Playlist
<name>”
*
Plays tracks
from the
selected playlist
“Play Artist
<name>”
*
Plays tracks
from the
selected artist
“Play Song
<name>”
*Plays the
selected track
“Play Album
<name>”
*
Plays tracks
from the
selected album
“Play Genre
<name>”
*
Plays tracks
from the
selected genre
“Play Composer
<name>”
*
Plays tracks
from the
selected com-
poser
“Play Podcast
<name>”
*
Plays tracks
from the
selected podcast
“Play Audiobook
<name>”
*
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
<source name>”Sets the source
to the specified
audio mode
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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 <city>”
*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 <appli-
cation name>”
*Activates the
Toyota apps