FIAT 500 ABARTH 2012 2.G Blue And Me Owner's Manual

•Once a mobile phone is paired to theBLUE&ME™
system, the phone will automatically connect
/disconnect to theBLUE&ME™system whenever the
ignition is turned to ON/OFF. All of theBLUE&ME™
features are fully functional when the phone is con-
nected toBLUE&ME™.
NOTE:Some mobile phones may require you to accept
theBLUE&ME™connection, depending on the mobile
phone settings.
•Entries stored in SIM card or mobile phone memory
can be transferred toBLUE&ME™with different
procedures, according to your mobile phone model.
Try Out the Voice Commands
At each stage of your dialogue with the system, you can
always use the voice command“Help”,to get detailed
indications about the voice commands available.To try out the“Help”function, proceed as follows:
•Press thesteering wheel button.
•AfterBLUE&ME™says “Say a command” and plays
a tone indicating that voice recognition is active, say
“Help”.BLUE&ME™will speak the list of voice
commands available.
•After the general help message is finished, say“Set-
tings”and then“Help”.BLUE&ME™will speak the
list of voice commands available for the Settings
menu.
•You can then say or pronounce one of the available
commands and proceed with the dialogue as you like.
•If you need additional help, press thesteering
wheel button and say“Help”again.
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Pair Your Mobile Phone
CAUTION!
BLUE&ME™ Hands-Free Communication only al-
lows this operation to be performed when the car is
stopped.
To pair your mobile phone, proceed as follows:
•Press thesteering wheel button and say“Set-
tings”then, at the end of theBLUE&ME™message
say“Pairing”.
•The system will show the phone pairing PIN number
on the multifunction display. For the next two steps,
consult your mobile phone owner ’s manual about
Bluetoothpairing procedures for your phone.
•On your mobile phone, search for devices equipped
withBluetoothwireless technology (the setting on
your mobile phone might be called Discover or New
Device). In this list you will findBLUE&ME™(name
identifying theBLUE&ME™system on your car);
select it.
•When prompted by the mobile phone, enter the PIN
number shown on the instrument panel display using
your mobile phone keypad. If pairing is successful, the
system will say“Connecting”and at the end the
display will show a confirmation message, the ID of
the paired mobile phone.
It is essential to wait until you see this confirmation
message on the display. Pressing the
/MAINbutton
on the steering wheel or
/ESCbefore the message is
displayed may cancel the pairing process. If the pairing
process fails, an error message will be displayed: in this
event repeat the pairing procedure.
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•After the first pairing,BLUE&ME™will say“Wel-
come”immediately after connecting. This message
will no longer be heard when your phone automati-
cally connects to theBLUE&ME™system on future
ignition cycles.
•BLUE&ME™will ask if you would like to copy your
paired phone phonebook toBLUE&ME™. It is recom-
mended to copy it. To start copying the phonebook say
“Yes”,otherwise say“No”.
Making a Phone Call
Assume that “John Smith” is one of the contacts stored in
your phonebook.
To call John Smith, proceed as follows:
•Press thebutton and say“Call John Smith”.
•If the name is recognized, the system will display the
recognized contact’s information on the display
screen.If there is just one phone number for John Smith in your
phonebook, the system will ask if you would like to call
John Smith. To start the call say“Yes”,otherwise say
“No”.
If John Smith has several phone numbers, the system will
ask which phone number you would like to call (e.g.,
“Call John Smith (at) Work or (at) Home?”). Answer
with the type of required phone number (e.g.,“(at)
Home”).
If John Smith has several phone numbers but the “loca-
tion” (e.g., the type of phone number like work, home,
etc.) is missing, the system will display the selected
contact and a list of related phone numbers on the
instrument cluster display. The hands-free communica-
tion system will ask if you would like to call the phone
number displayed. To respond with “yes”, say“Yes”,
otherwise say“No”. You can also scroll through the
phone number list manually by pressing the buttons on
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the back of the steering wheel until you find the required
number. Then, press thePRESET UP/OKbutton on the
rear of the steering wheel to start the call.
•To end the phone call, press thePHONE HANG UP
button on the steering wheel.
NOTE:
If you encounter difficulties with any of the voice
recognition operations, refer to HANDS-FREE COMMU-
NICATION PACKAGE - TROUBLESHOOTING.
MESSAGE READER QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE
If yourBluetoothwireless technology enabled mobile
phone supports the message reader function, at the
arrival of a new SMS text,BLUE&ME™plays a tone and
it will ask if you would like to read it.
•Say“Yes”or press the/MAINbutton on the
steering wheel or thePRESET UP/OKbutton on the
rear of the steering wheel to read the last message
received.
•Say“No”or press the/ESCbutton on the steering
wheel; the system will store the message so you can
read it later.
For further details on the message reader SMS, refer to
the section “MESSAGE READER FUNCTIONS”.
NOTE:If you encounter difficulties with any of the
message reader settings, refer to MESSAGE READER –
TROUBLESHOOTING.
MEDIA PLAYER QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE
To start playing the digital audio files stored on your USB
stick or iPod, proceed as follows:
•Copy tracks to your USB stick(BLUE&ME™
recognizes.wma,.mp3.wav and aac formats for audio
files and.wpl and.m3u formats for playlists).
•USB sticks without USB wire: just connect the USB
stick (directly or by an extension lead) to the USB port
in the glove box of the car.
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•USB sticks with USB wire: use the wire to connect the
USB stick to the USB port on the car.
•Turn the ignition key to ON.BLUE&ME™will auto-
matically start to play your digital tracks, selecting
them from the library that was built when the USB
stick was connected.
•AfterBLUE&ME™has built the library containing
your digital audio files, you can select and play tracks,
albums, artists and playlists by interacting manually
or verbally withBLUE&ME™. Building the library
may require a few minutes if your USB stick contains
several files.
NOTE:Depending on the number of files, the
BLUE&ME™system may take up to 20 minutes to fully
index the files when the device is first connected to
BLUE&ME™. TheBLUE&ME™system will rememberthe track data, so the next time the device is connected it
will perform a quick scan of the contents and be ready to
use much faster.
•iPodplayer - refer to MEDIA PLAYER FUNCTIONS.
•The set up menu also allows you to decide whether to
play audio files automatically when connecting the
USB device, or to play them upon your command.
For further details on the media player, refer to MEDIA
PLAYER FUNCTIONS.
NOTE:If you encounter difficulties with any of the
voice recognition operations, consult the section MEDIA
PLAYER - TROUBLESHOOTING.
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HOW TO USE BLUE&ME™ HANDS-FREE
COMMUNICATION
Steering Wheel Controls
Buttons on the steering wheel are used to perform
functions on the hands-free communication package,
activating voice recognition, using the media player
functions, or selecting aBLUE&ME™menu option.
Certain buttons have multiple functions which depend
on the current state of the system.
The function chosen in response to a key press is in some
cases controlled by the duration of the key press (short or
long).
NOTE:
•For further information refer to DISPLAY AND BUT-
TONS ON THE STEERING WHEEL.
•Instructions concerning manual controls are identified
in the text by the appropriate symbol.
Voice Commands
Voice commands can be said by the driver, who does not
need to change his/her normal driving position to be
heard by the system, since the microphone is properly
located and oriented to this purpose.
Voice commands, which are words recognized by the
system, are identified as “keywords”.
The hands-free communication system recognizes and
responds to a preset list of voice commands. The list of
available voice commands depends on the keyword
menu level that you are currently on. The current list is
always available by pressing the
steering wheel
button and saying“Help”or, saying“Help”when
BLUE&ME™is waiting for a voice command.
BLUE&ME™also recognizes personalized versions of
voice commands, like the name of a contact in your
phonebook.
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There is no voice training required for using voice
commands with this system.
To issue a voice command to the system, press the
steering wheel button and wait for the radio to mute,
then listen for “Say a command” and then a tone indi-
cating that voice recognition is active. Then, speak the
command in your natural voice at a moderate pace.
When the system recognizes the command, it will ac-
knowledge your command by speaking a response or
acting on your command.
Voice commands are organized according to three in-
creasing levels: 1st level, 2nd level and 3rd level.
When a valid* 1st level keyword is said, the system will
activate 2nd level keywords; when a valid 2nd level
keyword is said, the system will activate 3rd level
keywords.If the user says a valid 1st level keyword, then the
submenu relevant to that command will remain active
until a keyword leading to another level is given, the
interaction is interrupted or the system times out because
no command has been given; the same rule applies for
the other lower levels (2nd and 3rd level).
NOTE:For the list of available keywords, refer to
VOICE COMMANDS (KEYWORDS) - SUMMARY.
* Valid means that the keyword said is included in the
BLUE&ME™“dictionary” and can therefore be recog-
nized by the system for the concerned level.
To repeat the last system voice announcement, press the
steering wheel button and say“Repeat”or hold
the
steering wheel down for longer than 1 second.
The system can issue voice announcements. A voice
announcement is a spoken message initiated by the
system. To cancel a voice announcement, press the
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/ESCto cancel the entire VR session or press the
steering wheel button, wait for the beep and say
“Cancel”.
A voice interaction is a two-way communication/spoken
exchange between system and user. To initiate a voice
interaction, press the
steering wheel button and
issue a command. To interrupt a voice announcement
fromBLUE&ME™and say your reply before listening to
the entire voice announcement, press the
steering
wheel button and speak your command after the prompt.
To stop an ongoing interaction, press the
/ESCbut-
ton. You will hear a tone indicating when voice recogni-
tion is deactivated.
The hands-free communication Help option can speak
the list of commands available to you at any time,
depending on the keyword level that you are currently
on. To use the Help system, say“Help”. Listen to the listof currently available commands and decide on which
command you’d like to issue to the system.
Adjust the volume of phone calls to a level that is
comfortable and safe while the car is in motion. To adjust
the default volume ofBLUE&ME™, refer to EXTERNAL
AUDIO VOL function in the Owner’s Manual on the
DVD. To temporarily adjust the volume of the current
phone call, press+or–or adjust the position of the radio
knob. After the phone call is disconnected, the volume
will revert back to the original level.
You can pressVo l +orVo l –buttons on the rear of the
steering wheel also to adjust the volume of the current
BLUE&ME™voice announcement.
Please remember that to interrupt a voice announcement,
you can always press the
steering wheel button at
any time during a voice interaction and give a new voice
command.
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NOTE:
•After you press thesteering wheel button, if you
do not issue a voice command within a few seconds,
the system will prompt you to say a voice command.
If you do not respond after two or three prompts to
enter a command, the voice recognition session will
end. It is the same case with not responding to a
question during a voice interaction. You will hear a
tone indicating when voice recognition is deactivated.
•When the system fails to recognize your voice com-
mand, it will give you another opportunity to say the
voice command again. If you are unsure of whether
the voice command is appropriate for the given con-
text, say“Help”.
Using Voice Recognition
The voice recognition system may occasionally mis-
recognize a voice command. To ensure that your voice
commands are always recognized by the system, use the
following guidelines:
•After pressing thesteering wheel button, say the
voice command after the system says “Say a Com-
mand” and plays a tone indicating that voice recogni-
tion is active.
•After the system asks a question, begin saying your
command.
•If you want to say a command without waiting for the
system to finish its announcement or question, you
can press the
steering wheel button again
shortly to interrupt what the system is saying and say
your command.
•Speak at a normal volume.
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•Say words clearly, in your natural voice at a moderate
pace, without stops.
•If possible, try to minimize background noise in the
car.
•Ask the other passengers to keep silent while you are
speaking voice commands to prevent misunderstand-
ing since the system could recognize other words (in
addition to or different from your voice command) if
several people are speaking.
•If your car has a convertible top, close it before using
voice recognition.
NOTE:
•In countries where theBLUE&ME™version in native
language is not available, voice recognition of the
different commands and phonebook contacts could be
difficult. You are therefore recommended to adopt a
pronunciation/accent meeting the language available
onBLUE&ME™.
•The display language can be changed from the instru-
ment cluster menu, but to change the voice recognition
(VR) language and announcements, contact your FIAT
Dealership or consult the dedicated site at www.fia-
tusa.com website.
Display
The differentBLUE&ME™Main Menu options are dis-
played on the instrument panel multifunction display.
The display shows the following information:
•Status information for theBluetoothwireless tech-
nology enabled mobile phone (e.g., on a call).
•Indicates thatBLUE&ME™is currently con-
nected with aBluetoothwireless technology enabled
mobile phone.
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