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

Launching the Main Menu
To launch theBLUE&ME™Main Menu, press the
/MAINbutton on the steering wheel; you can then
interact with the system using the steering wheel buttons.
Navigating the menu options
To navigate through the items in a menu, press the scan
up or scan down buttons on the rear of the steering
wheel.
When the number of characters in a display message is
too long for the allowable number of display characters,
the text in the display message will be cut to fit the
display size.
To select the option shown on the display, press the
PRESET UP/OKbutton on the rear of the steering wheel.
To quit the selected option or to exit a submenu, press
/ESC.
BLUE&ME™ HANDS-FREE COMMUNICATION
FUNCTIONS
BLUE&ME™Hands-Free Communication lets you make
and receive phone calls on yourBluetoothwireless
technology enabled mobile phone using voice commands
(keywords) or the steering wheel buttons.
By using the voice commands, you can make calls to
people in your phonebook by pronouncing their first
and/or last name, or you can make phone calls to
numbers not stored in your phonebook by pronouncing
the digits of the phone number or calling the last message
sender.
By using steering wheel buttons, you can make phone
calls to people in your phonebook or call history list by
selecting the associated item in theRECENT CALLSor
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Calling a contact in your phonebook
It is a requirement that you create a pairing relationship
and download your mobile phone phonebook to the
hands-free communication system to use this dialing
feature.
To call a contact in your phonebook using manual
interaction, proceed as follows:
Press the
/MAINbutton on the steering wheel to
open the Main Menu.
Use the Scan Up
and Scan Downbuttons on the
rear of the steering wheel to selectPHONEBOOKand
then pressPRESET UP/OKbutton on the rear of the
steering wheel.
To select the alphabetical grouping which your contact’s
name belongs to, press thePRESET UP/OKon the rear of
the steering wheel, then select the required contact.If the contact has just one phone number, press the
PRESET/OKbutton or the
/MAINon the steering
wheel to start the call.
If the contact has multiple phone numbers, use the scan
up and scan down buttons on the rear of the steering
wheel to view the different phone numbers and then
select the required one by pressing thePRESET UP/OK
button or the
/MAINbutton on the steering wheel to
start the call.
To end the phone call, press thePHONE HANG UP
button on the steering wheel.
Or, using voice interaction:
Assume you would like to call the contact “John Smith”
in your mobile phone phonebook.
Press and say“Call John Smith”or“Call John Smith
(on/at) Mobile”(in the previous statement, the keyword
“Mobile”represents the type of phone number you
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would like to call. The phone number type can either be
“(at) Home”,“(at) Work”,or“(on/at) Other”).
If the name is recognized, the system will display the
recognized contact’s information (John Smith, in this
example) on the display screen.
If John Smith has just one phone number, 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” (i.e.: 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.To call the displayed phone number, say“Call”.
If the contact is correct but the phone number is wrong,
you can scroll through the phone number list manually
by pressing Scan Up
and Scan Downbuttons on
the rear of the steering wheel. When you find the
required number, press the
/MAINbutton on the
steering wheel to start the call.
To end the phone call, press thePHONE HANG UP
button on the steering wheel.
Practical hint
When you call a contact with multiple phone numbers,
use the “at location” portion of the voice command (e.g.,
“(at) Home”,“(at) Work”,“(on/at) Mobile”). This will
shorten the number of steps required to make the phone
call.
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Dialing a phone number using voice commands
To dial a phone number using voice interaction, proceed
as follows:
Press the
steering wheel button and say“Dial”.
The system will respond with“Number, please”.
Say the phone number as a sequence of single digits (e.g.,
“0”, “1”, “2”, “3”, “4”, “5”, “6”, “7”, “8”, “9”, “+” (plus),
“#” (pound) or “*” (star).
For example, 248 555 1212 has to be said as: “two, four,
eight, five, five, five, one, two, one, two”.
The system will repeat the complete phone number and
display it.
If the number is complete, say“Dial”or press the
/MAINbutton on the steering wheel to start the call.
If you have not finished speaking the phone number,then say the remaining digits and then say“Dial”or
press the
/MAINbutton on the steering wheel to start
the call.
The system will start the call to the displayed phone
number.
To end the phone call, press thePHONE HANG UP
button on the steering wheel.
You can say the sequence of phone number digits in
“digit groups” which allows you to verify the recognized
number in several small portions. Digit groups are cre-
ated by the pauses you use while pronouncing the
sequence of digits. If you pause after pronouncing sev-
eral digits, a digit group is created. The system will
repeat the recognized digits.
If the spoken digits are correct, you can continue pro-
nouncing the phone number. If the spoken digits are
incorrect, you can delete the digit group by saying
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•Conduct the conversation using the hands-free com-
munication system.
•To end the phone call, press thePHONE HANG UP
button on the steering wheel, or end the phone call
from your mobile phone keypad.
Calling a phone number using call history (recent
calls)
RECENT CALLSoption is a list of the recent calls made
or received. It can consist of up to ten incoming calls, up
to ten outgoing calls and up to five missed calls.
To dial a phone number using manual interaction, pro-
ceed as follows:
•Press the/MAINbutton on the steering wheel to
open the Main Menu.
•SelectRECENT CALLSand then press thePRESET
UP/OKbutton on the rear of the steering wheel.
•The system will present a list of phone numbers. Use
the Scan up/Scan down buttons to select the required
phone number. Then press thePRESET UP/OKbutton
on the rear of the steering wheel or the
/MAIN
button on the steering wheel to start the call.
•To end the phone call, press thePHONE HANG UP
button on the steering wheel.
Or, using voice interaction:
To call back the last incoming phone number, press the
steering wheel button and say“Call back”.
The system will display information about the last caller
and ask if you would like to call back this contact. To
respond with “yes”, say“Yes”,otherwise say“No”.
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To redial the last phone number you called, say“Redial”.
The system will display information about the last con-
tact you called and will ask if you would like to redial
this phone number. To redial the last phone number
called, say“Yes”, otherwise say“No”.
NOTE:If there are no incoming calls stored on the
RECENT CALLSlist,BLUE&ME™will say “No re-
ceived calls” and the display will read “No call found”.
Incoming Calls
With the hands-free communication system you can
respond to incoming phone calls using the steering wheel
buttons. When a phone call is received, the system will
display information about the caller ’s identity, if avail-
able.
The incoming phone call can have a customized ring tone
(if this function is available on your mobile phone).
Answering a phone call
•
To answer the phone call, press the/MAINbutton
on the steering wheel.
•To end the phone call, press thePHONE HANG UP
button on the steering wheel.
Rejecting a phone call
•
To reject the phone call, press thePHONE HANG UP
button on the steering wheel.
Ignoring a phone call
•
To ignore the phone call and mute the phone call ring
tone, press the
/ESCbutton. Press the/ESC
again to hear the call or ring tone again.
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Answering an incoming phone call during an
active phone conversation
To answer an incoming phone call while another phone
conversation is active, press the
/MAINbutton on the
steering wheel. The system will switch to the incoming
phone call and put the current phone conversation on
hold.
NOTE:
•Not all mobile phones and carriers support this fea-
ture. Contact the FIAT Dealership or consult the
www.fiatusa.com website for compatible mobile
phones
•Certain mobile phones support the ability to transmit
your contact’s ring tones to the hands-free communi-
cation system and play customized ring tones for
incoming phone calls. In this case, the incoming phone
calls will have your mobile phone customized ring
tones. The ring tone format must be compatible with
the type of audio files thatBLUE&ME™supports.
Managing Phone Calls
Transferring a phone conversation from your
mobile phone to the hands-free communication
system
If you enter the car during a phone conversation from
your mobile phone and you want to continue the con-
versation using the car hands-free communication sys-
tem, you can transfer the phone conversation to it.
Proceed as follows:
•Get into the car and turn the ignition key to ON, to
activate the hands-free communication system.
•If the permissions on the phone are set to allow an
automatic connection the conversation will be trans-
ferred automatically. Otherwise the system will send a
message to your mobile phone offering hands-free
phone support.
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•To transfer the conversation to the hands-free phone,
enter the information required by your mobile phone.
(This process is different for each mobile phone).
•The phone conversation is then transferred to the
system.
Transferring a phone conversation from the
hands-free phone to your mobile phone
To transfer a phone conversation from the hands-free
communication system to your mobile phone, press the
PRESET UP/OKbutton on the rear of the steering wheel.
You can talk on your mobile phone and still use buttons
on the steering wheel. Specifically, you can press the
/MAINbutton on the steering wheel to switch be-
tween two phone calls on your mobile phone, or press
thePHONE HANG UP
button on the steering wheel
to end the active call and activate the call on hold.
Muting a phone call
To mute a phone call on and disable the microphone so
that you can talk without being listened to by the caller,
press the
/ESC.
Conference Call Function
NOTE:Only withBluetoothwireless technology en-
abled mobile phones supporting this function.
With the Conference Call function you can call another
contact while you are engaged in a phone conversation.
In this way you can speak with both contacts at the same
time.
To start a conference call while you are still engaged in a
phone conversation, call the second required contact as
described in MAKING A PHONE CALL.
When the Conference Call option is active, the display
will show“CONFERENCE”.
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To end both calls, press thePHONE HANG UP
button on the steering wheel. Both calls will be ended at
the same time.
MESSAGE READER FUNCTIONS
If your mobile phone withBluetoothwireless technol-
ogy 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 (according to set signal
types).
Even though your mobile phone is paired and connected
to theBLUE&ME™Hands-Free Communication system,
you might not be able to read SMS text messages on the
BLUE&ME™system. To view the list of mobile phones
and functions supported, go to theBLUE&ME™
www.fiatusa.com website or contact Customer Services
at 888-CIAO-FIAT (888-242-6342).
NOTE:For information on signal types, refer to SMS
NOTIFICATION SETTINGS.If you wantBLUE&ME™to read the SMS message
received by manual interaction, press thePRESET
UP/OKbutton on the rear of the steering wheel. The
message will be read and any abbreviation or emoticon
contained in the message will be spoken.
Otherwise, press the/ESC;BLUE&ME™will not
read the message but it will store it so you can read the
message later (for further information refer to, HOW TO
READ THE LAST SMS TEXT RECEIVED).
Or, using voice interaction:
If you say“Yes”,BLUE&ME™will read the message and
speak any abbreviations and emoticons in the message.
Otherwise say“No”; the system will store the message
so you can read it later (for further information refer to
HOW TO READ THE LAST SMS TEXT RECEIVED).
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How To Read The Last SMS Text Received
After receiving a message,BLUE&ME™will store it
(both read or not read messages) in the inbox (refer to
INBOX).
To read the last message received, open theBLUE&ME™
Main menu and select the optionMESS. READER,then
press thePRESET UP/OKbutton on the rear of the
steering wheel. Select the optionREAD LASTand press
thePRESET UP/OKbutton on the rear of the steering
wheel;BLUE&ME™will read the last message received.
Or, using voice interaction:
Press the
steering wheel button and pronounce
“Read last one”;BLUE&ME™will read the text of the
last message received.
Inbox
BLUE&ME™will store up to 20 received messages (in
the event of linked messages, the number of storedmessages could be lower) when your mobile phone is
connected withBluetooth. When the inbox is full, the
new incoming message will delete the oldest message
received (even if not yet read). It is also possible to delete
just one message or to delete the entire inbox (refer to
MANAGING MESSAGES).
To read a particular message stored in the inbox, open the
BLUE&ME™Main menu and select the optionMESS.
READER,then press thePRESET UP/OKbutton on the
rear of the steering wheel.
Select theINBOXoption, then press thePRESET UP/OK
button on the rear of the steering wheel. Scroll stored
messages and select the desired one, the system will
display the SMS text senders identification data, if avail-
able. SelectREADand press thePRESET UP/OKbutton
on the rear of the steering wheel;BLUE&ME™will read
the selected message.
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